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I would like to unpack that a bit.....no exemption, no foot on the churches neck.....when the church leadership is impacted by the stupid decisions of government taxes, then my hope is they will speak God's truth from the pulpit and contrast the governments actions to what is ordained in scripture. And contrast God's word to how representatives vote/act.

Churches that control larger pieces of real estate will have to act like any other business and realign expenditures to pay any new requirements. The taxation move will also kick open the door for them to use the property to generate income, so now they have a "profit" making store, rent meeting rooms, or charge for a gym membership.

As far as individual donating to the church is concerned, the standard deduction is higher than my itemized right now, so that part of the hammer was addressed a few years ago. Giving and Tithing is an exercise between God and individuals, so the governments position on it is not considered relevant to some practitioners.

Ordained employee's income taxes?....No doubt a churches finance committee will have to adjust an employees salary/compensation for retention. But cooperate America has led the way in utilizing the tax law to maximize the compensation that ends up in a CEOs pocket, now the Church must do the same.

Every church is surrounded by businesses that are paying taxes, and the businesses are surviving.

1 impact, property taxes? That is state/local, but, every member is participating in paying property taxes, so putting a tax value on the church property can be addressed with some wisdom from God.