No sales tax on bibles

[willcoach]

In my home state of Georgia, as of Saturday all bibles will have sales tax on them like regular books. I myself am upset for I work in Christian retail but I would like to hear others this is based of a district court decision after someone from another religion complained about it and took it to court.

 

[ForeRunner]

In my home state of Georgia, as of Saturday all bibles will have sales tax on them like regular books. I myself am upset for I work in Christian retail but I would like to hear others this is based of a district court decision after someone from another religion complained about it and took it to court.

If other religious texts (for example the Tao Te Ching, the Qu'ran, and the Dhammapada) are taxed the it is only fair that the Bible is taxed as well.

If they are not, then the Bible should not be taxed.

 

[bammertheblue]

A book is a book is a book. Otherwise you're going to get all kinds of people saying that their book is a religious text and should not be taxed.
Sorry, I just don't see that this is a battle worth fighting.

 

[Mskedi]

I've paid tax on every Bible I've ever bought. As a previous poster said, all religious books would have to not be taxed for this to be a problem.

There are so many groups that give away Bibles for free that I really doubt sales tax is going to prevent someone who wants to get a Bible from getting one.

 

[Mskedi]

Ack... double post.

 

[willcoach]

Thanxs for the response because GA was in a small minority anyway Texas was the other can someone post and tell me if Texas still is.

 

[justanobserver]

If other religious texts (for example the Tao Te Ching, the Qu'ran, and the Dhammapada) are taxed the it is only fair that the Bible is taxed as well.

If they are not, then the Bible should not be taxed.

I agree.

 

[Helo]

Why shouldnt the bible be taxed?

 

[Phylogeny]

I didn't even realize the sales of Bibles were tax exempt in GA!

 

[JPPT1974]

IMO, that is good that they don't tax bibles!
Very good news!

 

[KerrMetric]

IMO, that is good that they don't tax bibles!
Very good news!

Did you read it. They are taxing now. Which they should really.

Wow - you make 97 posts a day for over 70,000 posts worth!!!!! That's a post every 6 minutes for almost 10 hours a day for almost 2 years!!!!!!!!

 

[Gramaic]

In my home state of Georgia, as of Saturday all bibles will have sales tax on them like regular books. I myself am upset for I work in Christian retail but I would like to hear others this is based of a district court decision after someone from another religion complained about it and took it to court.

I understand how you feel. Religion books should not be taxed.

 

[KerrMetric]

I understand how you feel. Religion books should not be taxed.

Of course they should unless you remove tax on all books and magazines.

 

[chaim]

Why not?
If relegious books are not taxed why should other books be taxed?

I understand how you feel. Religion books should not be taxed.

 

[charmtrap]

I understand how you feel. Religion books should not be taxed.

Can you justify that opinion, please? Why shouldn't they be taxed?

(Personally, I think religious materials should be taxed double, and all the money spent on promoting the homosexual lifestyle...but that's just me )

 

[stephen63]

It's about time people started taking the first amendment seriously.

 

[Helo]

I understand how you feel. Religion books should not be taxed.

So when I buy my Pagan books, they shouldnt be taxed?

 

[419gam]

How do you define religion? The poster above says that religous books shouldn't be taxed. Does this mean that an Objectivists shouldn't have to pay tax on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged? I also wonder what makes something legally a bible. Does the Complete Golfer's Bible count? Or what about a crazy translation which totally contradicts KJV but does tell the story of Jesus' death and resurection?

Not taxing bibles rasing way too many questions Churches are tax exemt, isn;t that enough?.

 

[atheosis]

I understand how you feel. Religion books should not be taxed.

I'm going to join all the others. Why?

 

[Billnew]

The primary religious book of a religion should not be taxed.

Not study guides, not periferal books, just the primary.

Churches are tax free, preachers salary are tax free,
as should be the primary religious book.
The goverment should not tax religion.
SEPERATION OF CHURCH AND STATE!
For the church to pay taxes would mean the
church is supporting the goverment. And that is just wrong.