Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists

by Dan Barker

Why is there no governmental oversight of how public money is spent by these organizations and churches? Probably because there is an assumption that if it is religious, it must be good. It is assumed that we must simply trust the faith-based groups to be honest and responsible. Ironically, the separation of church and state makes the government reluctant to interfere with private religious groups. In reality, no church or religious school in the country is responsible to the public. Churches pay no taxes and file no IRS 990 forms—while all other nonprofit groups, including the Freedom From Religion Foundation, are required to provide these forms to the government to show where the money comes from and how it is spent.