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Amid calls to #TaxTheChurches – what and how much do US religious organizations not pay the taxman?

  • Written by Ryan Cragun, Professor of Sociology, University of Tampa
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The hashtag #TaxTheChurches began trending on Twitter in mid-July.

The spark was allegations about the wealth of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen. But it wasn’t the first time that “tax the churches” has circulated. In fact it is slogan that long predates social media – Frank...

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