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Although I think religious exemptions should be widely prohibited
What do you mean?
Like, religious schools are still receiving an special benefit just because they're religious, which is unfair. I also think that the more general defunding is bad, but school or not, you shouldn't receive any special treatment just because of your religious nature.
Any private school is eligible regardless of if they are religious or not. Bunch of secular private schools are in the pool of scholarship eligibility. This isn't a benefit for the schools/religous as much as its supposed to be a benefit for low income families.
Yeah, I was not discussing that, I'm with you on that. What I'm talking is about the broader concept and appliance of religious exemptions (you do not pay the same amount of taxes [but a minor amount], or you do not pay taxes at all, because you are religious).
Because, if I understood well, that's also being defunded, and I'm in favor of that, even while I'm not favorable to the idea of defunding them in general, because they still make a valuable social labor.
Sorry if I'm explaining myself bad.
Oh, I mean yeah I guess idk. I have strong thoughts about tithing and how those funds should be treated internally and externally. Not really the place for that conversation though.