In my view, all religious establishments should be under the 501c3 umbrella like any other non-profit. They should be made to keep stringent accounting records and pay property tax like any other charitable organization.
The religious institutions have a privilege unlike any other because they were deemed for the public good 250 years ago. It seems that title has run out of steam and legitimacy when it comes to homophobia, anti-science, women, the poor, and especially defending the wealthiest at the expense of the poor. Those on the right with that doctrine have ventured away from charity, and toward social-Darwinism that they rabidly claim to despise. The religious right wing are using their political muscle, and their tax exemptions to gain a power that was never theirs to have alone.
The religious institutions have a privilege unlike any other because they were deemed for the public good 250 years ago. It seems that title has run out of steam and legitimacy when it comes to homophobia, anti-science, women, the poor, and especially defending the wealthiest at the expense of the poor. Those on the right with that doctrine have ventured away from charity, and toward social-Darwinism that they rabidly claim to despise. The religious right wing are using their political muscle, and their tax exemptions to gain a power that was never theirs to have alone.
