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I don’t have an objection to non-profits getting a tax break, because presumably they do work that is necessary and beneficial to society in one way or another but is not something that is likely to be taken on by the for-profit sector, and at the same time, not something that falls within the sphere of the government. (Yeah, I know - nowadays, everything falls within the sphere of the government.)

All non-profits (not just churches) receive that tax break, supposedly as long as they don’t engage in political advocacy. Of course, the problem is that many of them do in fact engage in political advocacy...for the Dems. When was the last time you heard of a black church getting its non-profit status yanked for campaigning openly for a Dem candidate, instructing its members how to vote, and even driving them to the polls with somebody to “assist” them in the voting booth? That’s ok by the IRS.

The Catholic Church, on the other hand, is under the microscope, even though it is permissible to advocate for ideas as long as you don’t advocate for parties, individuals, etc. But I suspect even so at some point that the government will pull its tax exemption, probably over the gay “marriage” or even transsexual issue.