JESUS SAVES

Churches aren’t only paying no property taxes: They’re also getting way cheaper imports. Across the board, products are handed a steep tariff discount if it can be proven that they are specifically for religious use. A regular shawl carries a nine per cent tariff, but a prayer shawl gets in free. Most shoes are hit with an 18 per cent tariff, but “clerical or ecclesiastical” shoes only pay 7.5 per cent. A standard leather carrying case will be hit with an 11 per cent tariff at the border, but “fitted cases for church bells” are free. Render unto Caesar, indeed.