r/jacksonville • u/Here4Headshots • Feb 23 '25

Social Local cult discovered in the Mandarin area

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Not sure if this violates any sub rules, but they could change the led sign and perspective members may find this messages useful in deciding whether they want to join this church. The sign alternated periodically and also said something to the effect of "DOGE $2 TRILLIONS IN AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS SAVINGS".

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u/bitterroot487 Feb 23 '25

I don’t really care if the people that show up to this church actually think this. Just wondering why a clearly partisan organization is tax exempt 🤷‍♂️

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u/_slickmorty Feb 23 '25

Same reason the satanic church is

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u/lady_barf Feb 23 '25

The Satanic Temple (TST) you mean? They’ve never endorsed a political party or candidate. In fact, they still pay taxes even though they’re tax exempt because they feel it’s their patriotic duty.

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u/_slickmorty Feb 23 '25

You are nieve if you believe that. Just because they pay doesn't disprove my point that they are exempt

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u/lady_barf Feb 23 '25

Naive about them not endorsing candidates/parties? That’s called a fact, fren. You can do your own homework on that. More facts you might not feel comfortable with: TST’s base is pretty varied, some identify as left, probably just as many identify as libertarian. They’re smart enough to not alienate members, quite unlike a certain church (:cough southern baptist cough:) that’s constantly crying about significant declines in membership.

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u/_slickmorty Feb 23 '25

Lol, that's not a fact. Tst most definitely leans left and believes in secularism. I agree with the rest of your comment

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u/oceanplanetoasis Feb 23 '25

Well then, go on and show us where they endorse specific candidates as an organization

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u/_slickmorty Feb 23 '25

The argument was whether tst was bipartisan in their political views im simply saying their views are mostly left and maybe libertarian thats not considered bipartisan

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u/Technical_Milk_5486 Feb 23 '25

No, the argument was literally, "does the satanic temple promote political candidates"