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Re:In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace by dangus on Thursday October 17, 2019 @02:00PM (#21284701)
I would think that many churches sell the property. I know people who live in an apartment building that used to be a church.

While churches do provide services and outreach to the poor, I've always wondered about what happens when they're serving the opposite effect by not paying property taxes. Property taxes are the public education base in the USA, and quality education is the way out of poverty.

Churches' outreach programs will also discriminate against causes they don't agree with based on their own teachings - i.e., Christian churches might not recommend that someone use contraception or get an abortion even if those options are the best logical course of action.

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Re:In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace by deftnerd on Thursday October 17, 2019 @02:11PM (#21284825)
Those are some excellent points.

You know how some people have pointed out that McDonalds wasn't in the food business, it was in the real estate business to franchise owners? They often hold prime real estate locations.

The Post Office also has prime real estate locations.

I think that Churches, collectively, hold some of the most desireable property locations in our communities. Especially older churches in city centers have been there and grown organically since cities were founded so now they're very valuable.

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