Only if they accept Cesar's lucre. Give up the tax exempt status and they loose their grip on you. Trust God will make up the difference.
Amen!
If you mean the church, it is a sad commentary that people tithe because they get a tax deduction. People should tithe because we are commanded by God to do so.
Only if they accept Cesar's lucre. Give up the tax exempt status and they loose their grip on you. Trust God will make up the difference.The tax codes keep churches under the thumb of the government.
Exactly - and agitate from the pulpit for a flat tax or Fair Tax which isn't burdensome even without the charitable (as defined by the government) deduction.