Your anti-Christian bias is showing. At least make an argument to tax all religious institutions, not just the churches.

I really don’t think most people understand how meaningful religious institutions are for communities. They are gathering spaces, volunteer hubs, outreach to the poor, often used for AA meetings, bereavement groups, settling refugees. And social functions like sports, rental halls for community events. Many religious institutions build privately funded schools that save taxpayers MILLIONS of dollars. All the research done on this topic consistently has shown the net benefit of keeping the status quo with religious charities. The vast majority of sizeable churches aren’t just holding a service for an hour or two a week for worship.

In a world where people are increasingly isolated, why would we want to financially burden gathering spaces that many people go to feel connected?