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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5:Why Doesn't the government tax churches?
gpt
The idea is that religious institutions (e.g. Buddist temples, Christian churches, Jewish organizations) benefit society, so they should be assisted (or at least not hindered with taxes).

For example, people that attend Christian churches are bombarded with these messages every week:

* You must help the poor, elderly, widows, and sick.

* You must forgive those that have wronged you.

* If you kill, lie, cheat, steal, or provide a false witness you are in serious trouble.