Do you believe religious organizations and churches should be required to pay taxes (ie property tax)?

[u/TheTokist]

Just as stated. If you believe they shouldn’t pay taxes, please explain why.

[u/poliosaurus3000]

Those churches that aren’t those churches also get to pick and choose who they help, which is in many cases a select group of people, not including people of certain races, sexual orientations or gender biased. Churches in general create cliques that exclude people and create discontent with people outside the church.

I’m sorry but this protected status of churches needs to go. Many of these churches that are “scraping by” also tell their constituents about political beliefs as well, which is illegal.

[u/Main_Community7957 → u/poliosaurus3000]

Every non-profit “picks and chooses” who they benefit. Shriners children’s hospital should be taxed because they exclude elderly patients?

[u/among_apes → u/poliosaurus3000]

Of course the congregation gets to pick and choose the nature of their resource deployment .

The vast majority of money and resources that they use to help people is literally from the people sitting in the pews. Like 99%.

And if they are spending it in a way that the people who donated it generally agree with the people will feel comfortable to donate more. If the people begin to disagree or lose confidence in the leadership they usually curtail their giving.

[u/NHRADeuce → u/among_apes]

If a church wants to discriminate against a protected class, then they can pay taxes for the privilege.

[u/Main_Community7957 → u/NHRADeuce]

Is the elderly a protected class? If so, tax Shriners children’s hospital right? Let’s also tax the wounded Warrior Project for discriminating against non-veterans. Right?

Every non-profit organization has the right to choose what they use their money for.

[u/NHRADeuce → u/Main_Community7957]

If churches had to meet the same requirements and make reporting public like every organization you mentioned, sure, give them the same benefits.