"According to the law, Churches are automatically exempt."
Well then, the Churches must be back-slid, because they sure have gone silent on many issues.
I'd like to hear strong preaching again from the pulpits all over America against abortion, against homosexuality, against drunkenness, and other sins which God mentions in His Word.
But that tax-emption may be weakening the voice of many preachers/churches.
Unless you read the law very carefully, it is hard to tell that Churches are automatically exempt. Most CPA's tell Churches they must be 501c3 to be tax exempt because they don't understand the loophole in the law that was made so it would pass Constitutional muster.