Bady@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?message-squaremessage-square467fedilinkarrow-up1392arrow-down17
arrow-up1385arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?Bady@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square467fedilink
minus-squareewe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoConsidering giving to any church 501©(3) themselves are considered “charitable donations” when it comes to taxes, this rings a little hollow. If you consider a church as a charity itself, and those churches are soliciting donations every week in services, of course you’re going to see higher charitable giving from areas with a lot of churches/religious. That said, my gripe is not with religious based charities, it’s with churches. Salvation Army can continue to do what it does, religious affiliated childrens hospitals, etc. The amount of money that is spent on congregations is just a waste and it’s a shame. ~signed, an atheist (ex)reddit cool guy
Considering giving to any church 501©(3) themselves are considered “charitable donations” when it comes to taxes, this rings a little hollow. If you consider a church as a charity itself, and those churches are soliciting donations every week in services, of course you’re going to see higher charitable giving from areas with a lot of churches/religious. That said, my gripe is not with religious based charities, it’s with churches. Salvation Army can continue to do what it does, religious affiliated childrens hospitals, etc. The amount of money that is spent on congregations is just a waste and it’s a shame.
~signed, an atheist (ex)reddit cool guy