Nothing more despicable than a self loathing Bolshevik jew. How is government subsidizing religion? If you want to tax the buildings they worship in then they’ll just go meet in smaller groups within their own homes. People should not have to pay a “tax” just so that they can worship.
The problem is that The State decided which religions qualify for tax exemption.
This puts The Government in the business of determining theological purity.
Was it Learned Hand who said ‘Neither this court nor any other can determine what is a legitimate religious faith’?
“How is government subsidizing religion? If you want to tax the buildings they worship in then they’ll just go meet in smaller groups within their own homes. People should not have to pay a “tax” just so that they can worship.”
They don’t want to just tax the buildings, they want to tax the offering plate, too.
So here is how it will work. A Christian meeting takes place in someone’s home. An offering is taken to support some local good work, but no IRS report is filed, no tax is paid. All those participating are conspiring to violate the law. The person in whose home the meeting takes place is in violation of the law and their home is confiscated. All are charged with RICO violations.
Tell me that’s not how it will go.
Ever heard of the Jew in the attic test for totalitarianism? (If the government is so repressive that you can’t hide a Jew in your attic to save them from the concentration camp, you live in a totalitarian dictatorship.) I don’t think the US today would have an easy time passing the test.