McChurch, Church-fil-A, and Kentucky Fried Church

[noeticknight]

I've heard many sermons that draw comparisons between restaurants and the church, (hopefully their objectives aren't the same!) Ministers and saints have worked hard to sell the idea that salvation and spiritual growth are virtully impossible outside of the local assembly. And finally, standards have been allegedly justified partially on the basis that secular businesses, e.g., McDonald's maintain them.

Which brings me to the question, is the church a business?

Also, if churches lost their tax-exempt status, would they change their organizational structure? Good or bad? (hint: large portion of the body of Christ exists outside of America).