I belive money is given to chuches to do Gods work not to promote Contruction Companys. How does that make me Anti-religion,really? As I rember that is what started the whole Protestant movement. The churches of by the 15th century were putting too much into giant biuldings and an upper class. Maybe Martin Luther, John Knox and others wasted their time?? 
Again choices. People have the choice of how and where they want to worship. If you think the church is too big or lavish then join one that is small and simple. If you want a big church then build or join one. Telling others what they can and should do with their money, even if it is tax free money, is not for you to do. Do you think it is propper for me to tell you how and where to worship and how to spend your money? I have good intentions and know what is better for you. Oh wait that is the liberal line and they try to codify their wishes limiting your choices to do what you want with your $, your time and your property.
45-70, What is a fair share? Fair share is liberal code for we want you to pay more, even if you are paying 50% or more we want more from you and are playingthe class warfare card, that the rich have more than enough. Fair is equal to all. Our tax system is graduated and not fair to all. The more you make the more they take. How is that fair? What percentage of total income is fair? and as we all have shown the Church does better with funds and gets more directly into the hands of the needy than the government does. Are you saying we need to tax the church and take more from the needy and give it to the government to create larger programs that keep people needy to keep and expand the program. Circular logic that makes no sence and kills a middle class that has generated our standard of living. We need uber rich to hire the rich to hire the middle class to lift people from needy and entry level. The whole give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach him to fish.... (he will sit in a boat and drink beer)
If you give him a fish he will show up day after day asking for another fish and then demand larger fish or more fish (social programs) from you who spends time, fortune, and energy in fishing. If you allow hgim to go fiush for himself ne inventions will be made to gather more fish, employing those not on the coast to make the goods and services needed. So we now need the boat, gas, beer (stuff to make and bottle beer) some one to service the boat, make the rods, reels, and hooks. All capable of buying the fish. Restaraunts to cook the fish..... You see if we take the fish from the fisherman at some point he no longer wants to fish. I understand giving a portion of the fish to people that are there to protect him from those that want to steal the fish (Police - Local governemnt) and those that will save him in case of a problem or to protect him from someone else comming in to take over (coast guard- Military / Government) There comes a problem when the people there to protect you are taking more than their fair share and 50+% of the fish are headed there. Making it so the fisherman can not give a fish to a needy person or take them fishing with him and employ them to help feed others.
