Time for Churches to Pay Their 'Fair Share'?

Even before the Supreme Court’s decision making same-sex marriage the law of the land, worry spread that the government could crack down on churches whose pastors and members speak out against homosexuality. New York Times columnist Mark Oppenheimer proposes a radical solution: End the IRS tax exemption for nonprofit organizations altogether. In a Time magazine online column published two days after the Supreme Court ruling, he made the case for the government taking what he called a fairer approach toward religion. Others, such as Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, disagree, saying the tax exemption protects the separation of church and state. I spoke with Oppenheimer about his controversial position.