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[quote=Anonymous]We economists treat churches as clubs in our research, and the facts seems to bear that out. A study done by the Aspen Institute found that most churches spend 70% of their budgets on salaries and building maintenance, only 3% on social programs, and the rest on Christian education. They are basically there to provide services for their membership, not for the community as a whole. That's also why churches are so successful in the US. People are often far from families of origin, and churches prvide an instant social support network. A lot of people also use them for business networking. Some people do question the fact that churches get tax exempt status, while some are increasingly providing market services to their constitutents ( schools, cafes, camps) for which secular businesses proviidng the same services are taxed. There may come a time when churches may be asked to pony up taxes if they have a STarbucks onsite.[/quote]
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