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.
The whole issue would evaporate if we adopted a fair tax. This is another example who the income tax corrupts the very fiber of the country.