[Jacquerie]

The gov't can't ban people from politics just because they hold to religious values.

That's right. But the gov't can tax them, unless of course the church is predominantly black or located in a democrat city.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

The gov't can tax them only in certain cases -- and more than just because they aren't black. LOl! What Dean wants to do is scare people away from doing what they can do while maintaining tax exempt status.

Frankly, The gov't benefits profoundly from the values taught by religious people. They should not be taxed no matter what. But if freedom means they are taxed, they should just pay the taxes and talk talk talk...

Greedy government.