For many years people have taken advantage of the Religious Tax Exemption and profited REALLY big from it. Mega Churches are buying up valuable tracks of property. Cities have churches being built on every corner and groups are creating compounds under the Religious Tax Exemption status. Everytime a track of land is bought under the tax exemption, that is less money going into the city, state and federal coffers.
Religious organizations have gone from spreading the word to increasing their wealth. There is no reason for religious organizations to have multi acre tracks, building these mega churches with leaders making 7 figures and they get a tax exemption.