Amen.
And one whose books should be open to scrutiny by its members without fear of police intervention.
As an aside, are non-profit organizations, such as churches, compelled by law to open their financial records to the public?
"As an aside, are non-profit organizations, such as churches, compelled by law to open their financial records to the public?"
Public charities have to file annual financial statements with the IRS and either in a newspaper with wide circulation or on the internet for public scrutiny. Churches are exempt from this filing but the IRS will audit if there is a complaint of abuse of the assets or funds.