re: A little nugget about this same sex marriage bill

what benefit does a church obtain through tax exempt status. I have never known a for profit church. Almost all consider themselves successful if income matches cash outflow. so it's not an organization income tax credit of any consequence.

Very few donors give enough to have an impact on their personal tax return, so there would seem to be little tax exempt status purpose there

Church staff all get w-2's and have to file their own returns .

Why does a church want tax exempt status?