Quote Originally Posted by Thorne View Post

One of the requirements for tax-free status of religious organizations is that they not engage in political discourse from the pulpit.
Really? Seriously???

My solution is to remove the tax-free status from ALL religions, and only give them deductions for actual charities they support. And there shouldn't be a tax deduction for individuals who donate to churches. Let them donate to the charities themselves.
Charities are free of taxes, aren't they? I agree they should be the only ones, or all organisations could equally claim tax-dedcutions by virtue of being organisations, or very convinced people.