Leave the Government Churches

In a previous article I pointed out that the non profit status that congregations obtain so that they may run a business in paying a staff and overhead has been a hindrance to the American being salt and light in our political arena. Recently, while passing a large church building, the Lord spoke to me unexpectedly and said "government church". This startled me and opened my eyes to a deeper understanding of the problem with the church in America today.

Years ago I changed my nomenclature regarding the public schools in realizing that all schools are "public" in that anyone may join them if they agree with the curriculum and can pay the tuition. Instead, those "public" schools are in fact, government schools. And the curriculum you get is government education with propaganda. Everything in the government schools promotes the government's agenda.

So when the Lord said, "government church" I realized that the same thing happens there. The difference, of course, is that the government schools promote their agenda actively, whereas the government churches negate that which the government does not want said. The 501 C non profit status prohibits the endorsements of candidates for office. But the impact of the threat of IRS reprisal to churches goes beyond the prohibition.

Pastors, wanting to keep their non-profit status so the congregation can deduct their contributions to the business, actively promote the support of the government. It is subtle, but it is persistent. How many times, dear reader, can you recall the pulpit of the many church businesses that you may have attended that used paying your taxes as an example of honesty and integrity. It is not mentioned that the Federal Reserve, which is a private bank and not a government entity, takes 100% of the income tax funds in payment for their usurious interest they charge the Federal Government who "owes" them $12 Trillion Dollars to date? No mention (because of ignorance, I am sure) is made that the 16th Amendment, which authorizes Congress to impose an income tax, was never ratified, and that Secretary o