Inova:

Then tell your church not to engage in taxable ventures as that was not what the church was registered for. Simple.

Taxable ventures like?.

stone07:
So govt should tax me twice after I paid personal tax and again government taxing d church am paying tithe to. Even if they tax d church, do u expect the Muslim Fulani's to benefit from it? You want them dat killed Christians and burn churches to start telling d government to tax churches. On what bases.
Some idiot Christians supporting the idea.

So because you pay personal tax, the government should not tax the company you work for or the company that produces soap you use to take your bath or the company that made the vehicle that takes you to work or the company that provide you Internet services so you can post on nairaland. The list can go on and on.

Leave sentiments, face the fact.

EMFF:
The point that drew my attention is when the man mention Jesus as being poor. the truth is the man is truly ignorant. Jesus was never poor, he only chose to be poor so that we through his poverty might be rich. same way he was made son who knew no sin, that we might be the righteousness of God. Jesus is the owner of the universe, the creator of everything. without him was anything made that was made.

His he not the son of God anymore ? he his now the creator. you even have not a inch of knowlegde of the religion you practising pls go and make researsch and stop saying things that comes out of your mind

LorDBolton:
I stopped being a christian when I realised ITS ALL ABOUT MONEY-MAKING!

Couldn't start practising 'tradition' cos my forefathers have long been defeated by the missionaries thus even their gods are super fake

Then I looked at then muslims and realised they're even more delusional when compared to christians

So I'm proudly atheist

If you're a christian, muslim today its all because some centuries ago one king had more economic and military might... thats all

Lol! I like your honesty, but are sure you have checked well?

Fact is not negotiatable.....this is no a muslim or christian matter it is just justice and equity.common sense is not common in some people.churches and mosques have to pay tax cos now members pay their hard earned money to them and in returns the now provide institutions or establishment which the poor member won't dare to attempt to benefit from.....imagine when you hyper service and you can still publicly say only God can question you it weird n daft hasd he forgotten sickeness.
For progress we need this in Nigeria cos religious corruption is > that of the politics

Finally! Muslim tax payers speaking out against tax dodgers!

whats wrong with these rag head muslim cleric? whats their business with the church and has the church ever made any statement or action that affected their own mosque? they should mind their fvcking business. a church is a non profit entity and has nothig to do with tax which is adopted world wide. some hungry jealous lots will never come and change the status quo. its just like saying the richest non profit organizations in the world should start paying tax just because they are lucky to get much donations from people. its just myopic and selfish.

MrIcredible:
I'm a Muslim but I think the man should shut the Fûck up!

What is his business


Everyone should learn how to mind their business.

u shud rather shutvda Bleep up. cant u understand its an interview ? a jounalist interviewed him and because hes afraid of critics like u he shud shutup ? if religious leaders cant come out n say truth to the society i wonder who will. its a general thing weda mosque or church running business must pay tax. simple

Know that the life of this world is only a frolic and mummery, an ornamentation, boasting and bragging among yourselves, and lust for multiplying wealth and children. It is like rain so pleasing to the cultivator for his vegetation which sprouts and swells, and then begins to wither, and you see it turn to yellow and reduced to chaff. There is severe punishment in the Hereafter, but also forgiveness from God, and acceptance. As for the life of this world, it is no more than merchandise of vanity.Qur'an 17:120

not only tax, also remove pastors and appoint yours, as part of job creation govt. promised, religious nepotism...

[quote author=BrutalJab post=52828387]Mad fool, but mosques are free right?


Anu npam[/quote
You are the fool rather because you didn't read the post carefully before you show your level of stupidity. He is bias here.

I don't know how you feel, but I'm pretty sick of church people. You know what they ought to do with churches? Tax them. If holy people are so interested in politics, government, and public policy, let them pay the price of admission like everybody else. The Catholic Church(e.g) alone could wipe out the national debt if all you did was tax their real estates..

themall:
This law is targeted against Christian churches. Why don't we regulate the microphone making noise from the mosque every morning??!!!!

Are you saying only the mosques uses microphone Why are you Christians blind to reality? No wonder someone said Christianity is a joke. Hypocrite

Abrupt:
If you're going to run churches as a private organisation, you might as well pay your tax. Besides, where's the harm in paying tax? 'Big Churches' should see it as helping the country financially. Christians are the good Samaritans.

only big churches?
Wait until they form smaller units u go know if u can stil tax them

MrIcredible:
I'm a Muslim but I think the man should shut the Fûck up!

What is his business


Everyone should learn how to mind their business.

You are a Muslim! Like seriously I doubt that because you are far more worse that Christians self. You sounds like uncultured fellow. Take your insult elsewhere.

HqBoss:
whats wrong with these rag head muslim cleric? whats their business with the church and has the church ever made any statement or action that affected their own mosque? they should mind their fvcking business. a church is a non profit entity and has nothig to do with tax which is adopted world wide. some hungry jealous lots will never come and change the status quo. its just like saying the richest non profit organizations in the world should start paying tax just because they are lucky to get much donations from people. its just myopic and selfish.

Guy go and study your bible if that's the way you have no knowledge about your religion plz go and make research may God guide you

Midgut:
Who is this?
Is he an insane man just escaped from yabaleft?
This sheik must be very stupid for him to utter such an unguided and divisive words.
In as much as religion is the opium of the people, people of value should not allow these oafish elements parading themselves as clerics to destroy the world!

Did you even have a father? And if you do I dount the fact that you were brought up from good home. Learn how to seeing things as it is and stop being nerd

Typical mohammedian showing your murdereous tendencies. Mohammed the best human to you was a thief and a caravan raider....no?[s]

VomeSchakleton:


Try stealing or ra.ping someone in a muslim state or country and see what happens to you. Lets see how your family feels about burying your battered one handed body.

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Jengem:
What a dimwit

Your region is impoverished because your doctrine and leaders prefer to keep the people docile and controlled unless u want to leash them against perceived enemies

Name one president of Nigeria that has done maybe 25% of what oyedepo has done

Dont come near us with your filthy regulations. We thrive in the absence of them.

Mind your business about outrageous fees. Name one public school in nigeria that can stand alongside covenant university, despite the billions allocated annually which you all steal and use to marry more underage wives

Stupid paedophile

Can you tell us what Oyedepo has done for the nation? Rob Peter to pay Paul?? Does he run his own private business apart from church? Then you are mad. Because you are only ranting here because the matter concerns church most.
And for your information Muslims are the most richest people in the whole world. Go and made your findings. Stop being a idiot
#Nicompoop

MrPresident1:
Alfa, leave church matter o, what is your consign?

Consign? Olodo. Go back to school

pcei:
This is what we hear when illiteracy engulf a community, it goes down d spine of every single person and d result is dis shit dis man has just vomited.

Although I see that you are an educated fellow but I pity you base on the fact despite your level of education you remain ignorant to reality. No wonder you are spitting shit thinking you are talking sense. You just give reason that support the saying that "Education is not the gateway for ignorance"
Downtrodden idiot

Sikay19:

Can you tell us what Oyedepo has done for the nation? Rob Peter to pay Paul?? Does he run his own private business apart from church? Then you are mad. Because you are only ranting here because the matter concerns church most.
And for your information Muslims are the most richest people in the whole world. Go and made your findings. Stop being a idiot
#Nicompoop

Sorry I Had no idea they were rich because all i see is shoe shiners, gateman and indomie hawkers

Teekzel:

Guy go and study your bible if that's the way you have no knowledge about your religion plz go and make research may God guide you

n what has religion got to do with taxation in its entirety? hit me up with facts in ur next mention and dont tell me nothing about "guy go read ur bible" or u stay silent. nigeria borrowed its principles from the west, if the west hasnt made a decision about taxing churches whu the hell is nigeria to even think of taxing churches.

Skmoda360:



http://punchng.com/super-rich-churches-business-must-pay-tax-ahmad/

I have been saying it, separation of church and state are keys in solving some of the problems. The relationship between organized religion and the nation state (Nigeria) is a harmful one, in my opinion we are secular nation and when government start dictating how churches should be run that are going too far. Having say that, Churches has to understand that when they deviate from there core mandates and ventures into businesses you have to pay taxes in accordance with taxes laws. No religious organisation has right to hide under the goose of non-profit building universities where 90% of the congregation cannot afford, to me that is a sin." Please i am a Christian".

Who is this Book Haram Imam? I think he must be a disciple of Shekau

Skmoda360:



http://punchng.com/super-rich-churches-business-must-pay-tax-ahmad/

Oga lmam all ur muslim societies like ansa udeen and d other should also be looked into especially the national mosque in Abuja. They must be brought into the FRC attention too. For ur info Imam all the christian secondary schools and universities owned by d christians also admitted your muslim brothers and sisters children so pls think before u talk.

oloriStella:
Mr sheikh or whatever you call yourself, so you have forgotten so soon the adage "as poor as a church rat"? Now that wealth has come to the church of the Living God, you and your allies re crying foul? You haven't seen anything yet!

Generations of the Army of thy Lord that will take Nigeria to its rightful place in destiny is rising soon from the church of the Living God.

Instead of you to see how you get yourselves together to rescue the Almajiris turned terrorists you are using to destroy this Nation in collaboration with your president, you are here glamouring for tax from churches. Missed priorities and shortsightedness is your problem.

This one is looking for how to be recognized by your Chief almajiri of a president I guess, quote me!

What do you expect from an embittered fellow who has been taught by his religion to 'naturally' hate the Christians, whose religion boast of being the most blood thirsty religion in the guise of so-called 'jihad', & whose religion abhors forgiveness while encouraging barbarism of all kinds.
Hence, its no wonder the idi..otic sheik feels it proper to support the persecution of the church by government; and I'm even surprise alot of nairalanders are not aware mission schools do pay tax. What the haters are proposing at present is for churches regarded as 'rich' to join in paying taxes as well.
At this critical period of Nigeria's existence as a country, what a responsible govt. ought to do is to map-out policies that will unite its diverse people, rather than implement divisive policies that will only further hasten the breakup of Nigeria. Peace.

now hungry Mohammed follower want to benefits from christian donated offering after collecting tax from thier schools.you have not seen nothing yet the church will continue to grow in abundance and excess, may the mighty God continue blessing the givers called Christians.the recent riches of churches is just one percent of God wishes to the church read the bible, it says at a time nation will borrow from church,the church will be mighty and rich that nation will beg them to run thier affairs.if you like nack your head on wall continue ranting tithe and offering keep increasing because God keep blessing his people. happy Sunday

Of course, covenant university, babcock, redeemers and the rest of those unis owned by churches must pay taxes naa. Church is different from business. If the church owns any.business, they must pay tax for it. The pastors selling all manner of inspirational books must pay taxes even the ones who tell us to "send prayer to 555" and charge 100 Naira per prayer must pay tax.

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n what has religion got to do with taxation in its entirety? hit me up with facts in ur next mention and dont tell me nothing about "guy go read ur bible" or u stay silent. nigeria borrowed its principles from the west, if the west hasnt made a decision about taxing churches whu the hell is nigeria to even think of taxing churches.[/quote
if we are on the right path there be no crises or misunderstanding all that we will happen on earth is already written for those who understand.

adimsmt:





I have been saying it, separation of church and state are keys in solving some of the problems. The relationship between organized religion and the nation state (Nigeria) is a harmful one, in my opinion we are secular nation and when government start dictating how churches should be run that are going too far. Having say that, Churches has to understand that when they deviate from there core mandates and ventures into businesses you have to pay taxes in accordance with taxes laws. No religious organisation has right to hide under the goose of non-profit building universities where 90% of the congregation cannot afford, to me that is a sin." Please i am a Christian".

well said. Another issue is, he referred to church funds as public funds. I don't think I agree with that. Would the government dictate what to use church funds for? I would think it is the prerogative of the church members to decide this? And a church and a bank are two different things.