I totally agree. They should pay taxes if they want get involved in politics

It is already written into the tax code that churches re only tax exempt s long s they stay out of politics. We just need to push to have that clause enforced.

Tax them.... I their book, Jesus had to pay a synagogue tax. . look it up.... it's the one where he tells Pete to go fish

I believe churches should pay the same as everyone else in taxes and that amount certainly as far as I am concerned is 0!!!!

They should have been taxed all along. If we truly intend to maintain separation of church and state (this means all religions) we should not be subsidizing them through special dispensations.

This has nothing to do with them making money, although many of them learned long ago how to play the system for all it's worth. No, my position is that all citizens pay taxes for the benefits of a free society, for the services the government provides (local, state, and federal) and religion should not be given a special status because it's religion.

As it has been for many years, religion has been allowed to amass real estate, ornate and elaborate structures, etc. without having to put much into the system. I have no problem where they are doing charity work (real charity work and not ministry scams) to give them exactly what any other secular charity organization gets from the government. That is reasonable, but anything that smacks of subsidy/special dispensation should cease -- and there is a lot of it.

Totally agree. Also they should all have to undergo audits each year with the results made public!

Absolutely! They want to preacher from the pulpit, make them pay taxes. Make them pay taxes anyway.

Yes - it's way overdue !

Yes, tax them. Separation of church and state.

Let the church say AMEN!

Remember our war of independence was about taxation without representation. The religious want and have representation without taxation AND they want even MORE.

Indeed.