AC: The government spends more per child on kids in private schools.

Not exactly true.

Every child receives $x, per day, per child, regardless of type of School from the Federal Government & the State Government. Then there is the $1 for $1 that is provided for fund raising for Special Projects, Sports, Trips, etc. The same applies Public Schools & for any Children's Sports, eg; Gymnastics, Dancing, Little Athletics. etc,.

My guess is you are counting this in the Government spend. Maybe Private Schools Parents are more active then the Parents at Public Schools.

A lot of Public School Parents would rather listen to Head Banging Music, Spend their money fixing up their Hi-speed wrecked cars, Booze & Drugs. Not all, but a hellava lot more than Private School Children do. You know the Bogan no-hoper types. The types that Public Schools have too cater for. Future Slaves & Dole Bludgers.

Wait for it... Wait for it...

Jayb, was the woman you "heard of" the same woman you were "standing by" at your local electricians, maybe they were two different people. Does your local electrician have some kind of shop? How odd, what does he sell at his shop, electricity.
I have never head of a woman from Nigeria with a church, or a electrician with a shop, but could be true.

Dear Belly,

«what was the thought behind no tax for them in the first place?»

The thought was to keep the churches subservient to the state: bribe them so they do not preach against the state and instead instruct people from the pulpit to follow its laws.

Churches (and anyone else who refuses to be a corruptible thief) should never accept money or gifts from the state - while such gifts are in the state's interest, they are against Godliness and destroy the churches' spirit and their reason to exist.

'That's false Josephus.
The government spends more per child on kids in private schools.'

Absolute rubbish Armchair. The amount of tax payers money given per child in Private schools is significantly lower. You obviously have no idea.

Jayb - Why don't you give her details to the tax office?

If she is doing that probably on the dole as well.

All faiths should be taxed and to simplify administration all of the charitable work that they now do should be funded by the State, simple.