The US is not and never has been a "christian" nation. It was never intended to be, either. The Founding Fathers were mostly Deists. They may have believed in "a" god, but they purposely left out references to any particular deity within the founding documents.

The churches were originally were not taxed because they were "charitable organizations" and they were relatively small, local operations. When this was decided 236 years ago, nobody had envisioned a world with instant global communication; nobody could have foreseen the role that religion would eventually take in American politics; nobody could have predicted the power that the vatican wields today.

One of the requirements for an organization receiving a tax-exempt status is "it may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates." (irs.gov)

That is pretty plain language, easy to read, easy to understand. This requirement is ignored by the church and it is not enforced by the IRS. Why? Why does the church not have to follow the same laws that the rest of us do? The church has been openly politicking from the pulpit for decades. Yet the IRS does nothing about it. All they would have to do is strip the tax exempt status from ONE church and the practice would stop. Frankly, I don't see how we can move forward as a strong economic nation without taxing (at the very least) church property and land-holdings.

It's not to the point to say that the church "won't miss it", the point is that it is well past the time for the church to pay it's share of taxes. Think about it: the church uses the same fire, police and ambulance services that you do; the church uses the same utilities in their buildings as you do; the church uses the same mail delivery system as you do. Your wages are taxed to help pay for all of those services. How much does the church contribute to the tax rolls? NOTHING. You pay for the church to use the same services that you do. It doesn't matter if you are religious or not - forcing working people to pay the share for a multi-billion dollar enterprise is wrong.

"Non-church groups receiving tax exemptions must annually file a detailed 990 statement itemizing where the money has gone. The IRS automatically waives the 990 requirement for churches." (taxthechurches.org) What is the IRS afraid of? I'm sure lots of you have been audited or forced to make payment arrangements because you owe the Federal Government money. They do not hesitate to get what is owed, and they generously add on a penalty for paying late. Not only does the church get a pass from filing this statement, they do not even file a tax return! Every other tax-exempt organization in the country does, but not the church.

You say you want less taxes? Well, here is the answer to your prayers. How can anyone, but the church, not agree with taxing the church it's fair share? 

71 Billion Reasons To Tax The Church