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“The author reveals a cultural change that took place when clergy were paid based on a tax on the land's value rather than what…

— Bill Bryson

When there is conflict between what God requires and the demands of the government, each of us has an important decision to make concerning…

— Tony Campolo

Preaching is tax free. Very little to do with God, a lot to do with money

— Keith Richards

Why should an atheist pay more taxes so that a church which he despises should pay no taxes? That's a fair question. How can…

— E. Haldeman-Julius

That is a terrible situation, isn't it? Where they can say we don't like the way you're speaking about Christianity, about God. We don't…

— Donald Trump

What is the point in calling anything God if it does not also hold sway in every part of one's life--especially one's politics?

— Shane Claiborne

IRS is very poorly equipped to make a distinction between what is a religion and what is not.

— Lawrence Wright

“Many religions now come before us with ingratiating smirks and outspread hands, like an unctuous merchant in a bazaar. They offer consolation and solidarity…

— Christopher Hitchens

Why should the residence of a preacher be untaxed? Useful citizens must pay taxes on their homes. Yet the Preacher - actually and notoriously…

— E. Haldeman-Julius

Never was there a more injurous mistake than to say it was thebusiness only of the clergy to care for souls.

— George MacDonald

The people of God want pastors, not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials.

— Pope Francis

I could never work out whether we were to view religion as a life-insurance policy or a life sentence. I can understand a wrathful…

— Barbara Kingsolver