This varies from place to place, and it's beautiful how the majority of people believe that there is only one creator, but the way of worshipping him varies due to certain factors.
There are several religions in the world, and each has a way its people commune with their maker.
The truth most people may not admit is that one of the highest authorities in the world is religion.
The way people are loyal to religion remains a mystery. Unless it's a pagan, a person can be stubborn to the government, but when his religious leader comes into the picture, that matter is settled.
People can refuse to support the less privileged on their streets even if they have surplus, but when a religious activity demands that they raise money, people are willing to give the last money in their wallets to partake in the activity.
Many do this because they believe they would win God's heart and be blessed in return.
I don't want to settle on this before I digress, but I don't know about other religions. In the Bible, it is stated that when you help those in need, near or far, with a pure intention, you are doing it unto God.
It didn't say that when you take the resources to a religious gathering and donate everything. It's about coming through for someone who can't help himself and not about giving to the religion.
Although giving to support our religion to carry out the work of charity and winning souls is also very crucial. Please, I stand to be corrected on this.
Having said all this, you would understand that the places of worship pull a lot of money from free-will donations from the people.
If you hear how much is realized annually in religious centres, you would be shocked; however, that is none of our business.
I know that those resources are used to promote humanity, through charity, and also to win souls.
If those managing it do otherwise, it is left to them and the maker; personally, I don't have business with that.
Talking about taxing places of worship because they pull out huge funds, I don't think that's logical at all.
A place of worship is not a business centre; it is a place where the broken and lost are healed.
They might be raising huge sums of money, but that money is not for personal interests; it is to support the work of God and to reach out to those in distress. Why tax such bodies?
Something some people might not even understand is that not every worship house raises money, and not all who oversee the place are paid well; where do you expect them to raise money to pay for the tax at the end of the day?
Religion is not business; mounting taxes on worship centres won't be ethical, honestly, but we live in a crazy world. With the way things are going, I know the world will get to the point where worship places would be taxed by the government.
And you won't blame the government because today, some people have turned our places of worship and religion into a business, extorting money from those who genuinely came to seek God and using it for their personal gain.
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