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This is coming the freedom of religion is going to die.
The principles the United States government was founded upon is disappearing to keep the government out of the affairs of the Church (religion). The reason why the founding fathers instituted the First Amendment was because of government oppression of religion which lead people to leave Europe for America. But it will be returning to oppression again by the government.
The reason why churches, synagogues, mosques, temples have tax exemption is because they are charitable institutes which rely upon donations made to them to keep their doors open to the public this is also why there is missionary work being done in the world. So to tax those donations will effect churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples meaning cut backs this also pertains to the missionary work being done around the world.
PaulCyp
As long as the government (= taxpayers) are willing to take on the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of free services that churches provide to the poor and needy ...