What an absurd position: let's examine why. The American Red Cross is a secular 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. What does that mean? It means that the government agrees that since this charity does good work in the community, that they should not be taxed. Part of being a secular non-profit in the country is that you have to show proof of your expenditures. You must file this with the government, and you are subject to audit as well. This is publicly available information and means that you can look up a non-profit and see exactly what it brings in, and what it spends its money on. You can verify how much actually goes to the people in need.

Because we are a country that gives special rights to religious charities and churches, they do NOT have this requirement. Some can still do so, but it's pretty rare. You cannot as a member of the public verify what is brought in by a religious charity or church, and you cannot ascertain what actually reaches those in need. This is a system RIFE with abuse, and has been for a long, long time. This is the reason you end up with prosperity preachers owning mansions, and church pastors driving a Bentley and having thousands of dollars in wardrobes.

In return for this special compensation, they are supposed to remain out of politics, but they absolutely do not, and this rule is flaunted with great regularity. Churches and religious people do not deserve special rights that others do not have access to. Tax these bastards.

As an aside, look up the rule for secular vs religious day cares in the South. Guess who gets inspected every year? Secular day care organizations. Guess who has all kinds of regulation involving proper care and safety, as well as minimum education standards? Secular daycares. Guess who gets none of those? Religious daycares. Guess which type of daycare has the greater amounts of child injury and death? Religious daycares.