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And, why should any church apply for the 501c3 when it
does nothing for them and can be used against them if
they preach about moral issues and immoral politicians?
Preaching about moral issues is no problem with tax exempt status. It is what churches should do.
Preaching about immoral politicians is a possible problem if there is an active campaign going on and the said politician is a candidate and referenced by name, picture, etc. Even then, it would be easy to preach about the immorality that is concerning with a candidate without explicitly identifying the candidate. Churches mainly get in trouble when they actively campaign from the pulpit for or against a candidate.
Really, the only thing a church having official 501(c)3 does for them is to give people who donate a sense of certainty that their donations are tax deductible. That is really all. Churches are automatically considered tax exempt if they meet the criteria of 501(c)3 and can lose that automatic consideration if they do not meet the criteria of 501(c)3 regardless of if they ever had official recognition or not.
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