see, this is something that's more likely to get a rise out of me.

i actually think they should treat churches like corporations and tax them at the corporate tax rate (which should be much higher).

the problem with allowing social services to be taken care of by charities like churches is that it promotes their value systems at the expense of minority rights. this isn't an abstract concern, either. my stepmother has stories about flying into haiti to do aid work, living in a maximum security facility and then forcing starving people to sit through a sermon before they'd be allowed to eat. it's twisted, fucked up stuff. but, it's the inevitable consequence of allowing religious institutions control over aid services.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/us/politics/trump-johnson-amendment-political-activity-churches.html