"Spreading the good news" is proselytizing which IMHO should be taxed (any money spent on it, that is). This is exactly the loophole that gets megachurches private jets for the exclusive use of their "pastors".
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As I said: money spent on proselytizing should be taxed as equivalent to profits.
Megachurches buy goods (jets as a prime example) that they let their "pastors" use (so the pastor doesn't need to pay taxes on this as income), with the justification that it allows them to expand the church.
That’s not the same thing. I’m fairly sure they use the “church” to buy/hold all the expensive things, and then use them for personal use. That’s an issue, but should be addressed case by case.
To be clear: you should be able to volunteer your time saying how great your church is, just like anyone can spend their free time talking about how great the company they work for is. And if you talk about how great your church is while ladling out soup, that doesn't make the soup taxable either.
Fair. The only transaction going on is the church providing missionaries with funds to afford living in their mission field, so they can focus on their mission.
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Megachurches buy goods (jets as a prime example) that they let their "pastors" use (so the pastor doesn't need to pay taxes on this as income), with the justification that it allows them to expand the church.