[quote]government is promoting religion by giving religious institutions tax exempt status. As an atheist I am offended by that, yet somehow you are the one being oppressed?[/quote]
Are non religious institutions not afforded the same tax exempt status? How is this being preferential? would you propose that all religious based charities be excluded from this provision? How is that not discrimination against religion?
Furthermore, why is our tax code so freaking convoluted that this is an issue? If the federal government wasn’t in the business of legislating every aspect of our lives through tax penalties and subsidies we would not need this exemption. Lets get rid of this carve out and every other.
