I would be interested in hearing more of your thoughts on this. I do recognize that there may be differences between US and Canadian law on some of these matters that might affect some of this.
AFAIK, churches in the US do not have to be registered in order for donations to be tax deductible. Do you know of anything different?Soloist wrote:Do we really want to have our church registered?
Hardly. But how is this receiving government funds for operation?Soloist wrote:Do we want to receive government funds for operation?
If I understand you right, you're referring to Jesus' command that our alms be in secret. Is this correct?Soloist wrote:Do we lightly say the government is not made up of people too? They know who we are and thus it violates Jesus's teaching.
If that is the case, how do you feel about the widow who Jesus observed giving her two mites? Was this a violation of Jesus' command? How about Barnabas, who sold land he owned and gave the money to the Apostles.
I'm not saying your position is not valid, but I'd like to explore it a bit more if we could.