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sidney_rough_diamond t1_ish8tdd wrote

‘Accept gay people or pay taxes’ would be a better threat

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TumblingBumbleBee t1_isjqu69 wrote

You have the CofE muddled with America. Here taxes are paid… except for the VAT on doing repairs on listed buildings. Which is fair enough - unless we should give state funding to keeping our historic landscape un-crumbly. Saying that, if they are a state church, they should definitely start marrying couples who live here.

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sidney_rough_diamond t1_isjtmpl wrote

This is what the googled said ‘oes the Church of England pay tax? They are not classed as businesses and are exempt from paying tax under the Charities Act 2006. Furthermore, as with all charities, they are able to claim back 25% in gift aid from donations’

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TumblingBumbleBee t1_isk61q0 wrote

You see, when you google you also need to apply critical faculties.

It’s clergy all pay tax, it’s staff all pay tax, tax is payed on the gas burnt in elderly boilers to heat artic medieval buildings, tax is payed on dribble candles and the few things other churches buy (excepting building repairs).

Granted, in the UK charitable status does allow both those that give and the charities that receive to claim back the tax they pay on that amount; which is - admittedly - an interesting mechanism that encourages charitable giving above state support for all our charities as well as supporting charities. Which is why church treasurers often have a slight frazzled look to them.

They should still marry all couples, because it’s the right thing to do, but don’t have a pop at them for tax… they pull their weight in the UK at least as well as businesses.

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Paid-Not-Payed-Bot t1_isk62qp wrote

> tax is paid on the

FTFY.

Although payed exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in:

  • Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. The deck is yet to be payed.

  • Payed out when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. The rope is payed out! You can pull now.

Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment.

Beep, boop, I'm a bot

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