It’s no secret that religion is extremely prominent in the United States ranging from a variety of different faiths: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and even Scientology, these are all massive institutions committed to dealing with matters concerning faith; however, all these institutions are exempt from tax in the United States. Should this be the case? The answer is no, all religious organizations should be taxed accordingly and indiscriminately.
Taxing religious organizations isn’t a matter of attacking churches or trying to control religion in some way, it is simply a way to make everything fair for everybody. Churches bring in billions of dollars every year in revenue which is then used to build bigger and better churches, this ever growing expansion indirectly makes that implication that churches are akin to large corporations always seeking to increase their own personal profit gain; this is evident by the sheer number of mega churches found in the United States. Matthew Yglesias makes an excellent point towards this issue in his article “We …show more content…
Taxing churches that involve themselves in politics seems the proper course of action as churches already possess a considerable amount of social pull, having them endorse a political candidate increase their odds of getting elected considerable its very similar to being endorsed by a corporation which is taxed so why shouldn’t churches. The church should remain a neutral establishment the people inside are always able to support their chosen candidate but the church itself should remain neutral or else they should be taxed like any other corporation that backs a
Taxing religious organizations isn’t a matter of attacking churches or trying to control religion in some way, it is simply a way to make everything fair for everybody. Churches bring in billions of dollars every year in revenue which is then used to build bigger and better churches, this ever growing expansion indirectly makes that implication that churches are akin to large corporations always seeking to increase their own personal profit gain; this is evident by the sheer number of mega churches found in the United States. Matthew Yglesias makes an excellent point towards this issue in his article “We …show more content…
Taxing churches that involve themselves in politics seems the proper course of action as churches already possess a considerable amount of social pull, having them endorse a political candidate increase their odds of getting elected considerable its very similar to being endorsed by a corporation which is taxed so why shouldn’t churches. The church should remain a neutral establishment the people inside are always able to support their chosen candidate but the church itself should remain neutral or else they should be taxed like any other corporation that backs a