BENTONVILLE — With the advent of megachurches in the last few decades, the arguments for taxing churches have never been stronger.
Whether it’s the LED-lit Evangelical auditoriums in Texas or the mammoth Cross Church locations spread across Northwest Arkansas, large religious institutions are absolutely loaded with cash these days.
BYU athletics has been a testament to that recently. The Cougars reeled in the No. 1 basketball recruit in the country in this cycle in AJ Dybantsa, who reportedly inked an NIL package worth close to $7 million. A few weeks ago, five-star 2026 quarterback Ryder Lyons committed to BYU after the Provo bag men put together a reported $10-12 million deal for the California native.