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Fair point. I suppose I was drawn to the hypocrisy of Christian Aid, an (albeit very valuable) organisation pointing out the moral duty for large organisations to pay tax and yet ultimately linked to an organisation that is extremely wealthy and asset rich that does not. I don't think Christian...

Not so. The majority of the C of E's income comes from investments, commercial,residential and agricultural rents and land sales for development. Individual congregations may contribute income to the running of their own church but I am not suggesting that they should be taxed.

Firstly may I refer you back to the Christian Aid position claiming there is a moral case to pay tax regardless of whether you legally have to. Secondly why is such a enormously wealthy organisation permitted charity status in the first place? The Church pay their Clergy, Google pay their IT...

Not a reason not to pay tax even if so. Tax is not paid on assets only income. But in reality the C of E enjoy huge incomes from land sales, commercial and agricultural tenants, equity investments and so on, yet pay no tax.

"Humanitarian charity Christian Aid has urged the government to crack down on tax avoidance after a new poll found 89 per cent of British adults say tax avoidance by large companies is morally wrong even if it's legal". The Church of England have assets of over £5 billion and are currently...