While some people may be bothered by the fact that there are pastors who live in multimillion dollar homes, this is old news to most. But here is what should bother you about these expensive homes: You are helping to pay for them. You pay for them indirectly, the same way local, state, and federal governments in the United States subsidize religion to the tune of about $71 billion every year.
The issue of religious tax preferment is especially relevant now because the number of Americans living outside any religious tradition continues to grow. That underscores the unfairness of taxing all Americans to subsidize religious institutions that only some Americans utilize.
We ask President Obama, in the best interest of the Economy, to remove the Tax Exempt status of Religious Organizations.