Churches are not forced to be non-profit. They can renounce (churches, for whatever reason, are automatically considered non-profit without first having to apply for that status) their non-profit status & say whatever they want. Some have done just that here in Ohio.
...restrictions on what a church can or cannot say is a direct violation of the first amendment.
I disagree. If you accept/agree to non-profit status you accept the restrictions. Give up your tax exemption & say whatever you want.
NO. A tax on the church is a restriction on the church. The reason this non-profit crap exists is the 16th amendment. There should have always be an exemption for church donations in the tax code, not a punitive “keep you mouth shut, or we will tax your donations, your buildings, and your activities” that we are forced into now.