How does the fact that churches are forced to start paying taxes reconcile with the separation of church and state clause?
I am not referring to the small churches but the large, powerful churches like the Catholic church. And wouldn’t be in their rights to try to influence the Federal and State governments like any other tax paying business? After all, they have that right since they are paying taxes.
Exemptions are always abused.
And if churches have skin in the game, they may not be for every tax that comes down the pike.