Why doesn't the United States follow it's own rules when it comes to the 1st amendmen

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I don't disagree, Min, but that wasn't the bitch in the first place (the First Amendment says nothing about taxes or exemptions therefrom).

Boru

It's really very simple.  In exchange for tax exempt status they give up their right to lobby congress or endorse candidates.  If they wish to engage in those activities all they have to do is give up their tax exemption.

(You'll see them cut their own nuts off with a rusty saw before that happens, man.)

Would you extend that stricture to non-religious charities? I'm not sure how it works in the US, but here many charities (and some other non-profits) are exempt from VAT, property, and income taxes, provided the income is used for charitable purposes.

In other words, would you require a group that provides help to, say, homeless war vets with PTSD give up either their lobbying or their tax exemptions, or is it only religious groups you feel should have this option required of them?

Boru