It is unfair to demand that all Americans subsidize religious organizations that only a fraction will utilize, and which may conflict with an individual's values and beliefs. To do so is in violation of the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution.
Religion in America is a huge business, and it is estimated that religious organizations cost taxpayers more than seventy billion dollars annually.
States bypass an estimated $26.2 billion per year by not requiring religious institutions to pay property taxes.
Capital gains tax exemptions for religious institutions may be as much as $41 million a year.
U.S. clergy may claim as much as $1.2 billion in tax exemptions annually via the parsonage allowance.
We can no longer afford to subsidize these profit-generating businesses.