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Isn't It Time Religious Institutions Sart To Pay Up?
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I was listening (Yes, I have been known to listen) to a news item today which mentioned that the government is no longer subsidising health funds for alternative treatments.
Next thing you know, this woman naturopath comes on protesting that naturopathy has been around for hundreds of years and has been proven to work.
I thought, (Yes, Sometimes I think) "You lying cow".
There is, Of course, No proof whatsoever of naturopathy (or any other quackery such as chiropractic and acupuncture) working and it is no wonder the government is not prepared to fork out public money for such rubbish.
Religious preachers and natural therapists have been in the business of conning people since time immemorial and what makes them even more abhorrent is that they ply their deceit on those who are naive, gullible, weak and vulnerable.
So, isn't it time that the government stop religious organisations being exempt from paying taxes?
Next thing you know, this woman naturopath comes on protesting that naturopathy has been around for hundreds of years and has been proven to work.
I thought, (Yes, Sometimes I think) "You lying cow".
There is, Of course, No proof whatsoever of naturopathy (or any other quackery such as chiropractic and acupuncture) working and it is no wonder the government is not prepared to fork out public money for such rubbish.
Religious preachers and natural therapists have been in the business of conning people since time immemorial and what makes them even more abhorrent is that they ply their deceit on those who are naive, gullible, weak and vulnerable.
So, isn't it time that the government stop religious organisations being exempt from paying taxes?
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