The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Wanna hear a funny and ironic story? The Kentucky Baptist Convention is holding "Second Amendment Celebrations" in order to "point people to Christ," as former Pastor Chuck McAlister stated. That's right - churches around the state are giving away guns as prizes in an attempt to lure nonbelievers into being converted to the Christian religion. The next such giveaway will be taking place at Lone Oak Baptist Church in Paducah on Thursday, where a free steak dinner will be served to the 1,000 individuals whom are expected to attend. There will also be a chance for these people to win one of 25 handguns, long guns, and shotguns - all in the name of worshiping Jesus! Hallelujah! Understandably, not all of the state's pastors are thrilled with these events. Reverend Joe Phelps - pastor of Louisville's Highland Baptist Church - had this to say regarding the situation: "How ironic to use guns to lure men to hear a message about Jesus, who said, 'P...

According to a study conducted by University of Tampa professor Ryan Cragun last year, taxing churches across this country could result in as much as $71 billion in added revenue every year. While the math will be imperfect due to the increasing number of churches through the years, if we look back to when churches gained tax exempt status in 1894 (120 years ago), that would have generated as much as $8.5 trillion, which is almost exactly half of this country's debt (a little over $17 trillion). So, if politicians are really serious about this country's debt problem, how about this? 1) Tax churches ($71 billion a year) 2) Close tax loopholes on corporations ($5 billion per year) 3) Increase taxes on the wealthiest among us ($40-45 billion a year) 4) Decrease defense spending (we spend between $600-700 billion on this, so pick a number... I'll go with $100 billion) 5) Legalize marijuana and tax the heck out of it (approximately $14 billion per year) ...