Preferential tax exemption laws are luxuries the state of California can no longer afford. The special treatment given to religious organizations is a fossil from our nation's history that has outlived its welcome in a society that values and honors the seperation of church and state. Furthermore, In a time when the state of California can neither afford to pay for health care, nor salaries for its educators, it is time to abollish tax exemption for religious institutions.

So, let's ask Gov. Brown to lead by making California the first state to stand up and acknowledge that religous tax exemption has no place in our society.