[The Lumster]

I disagree. Give unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s, and give unto God that which is God’s.”

The government does not compel a church to file 501c3 status. If the church chooses to do that then yes they should comply with the law. But they are under no requirement either morally, ethically, legally, or biblically to register with the government.

[Deut28]

I have yet to hear justification from the Constitution on how the Government can abridge freedom of speech or religion — regardless of tax status.

It’s certainly not mentioned in the First Amendment, and also nothing within the Sixteenth Amendment.

In short, what makes a person’s access to First Amendment rights conditional upon a tax filing? There’s plenty of IRS policy and even legislative law, but there is no Constitutional justification.