In an article titled, D.C. Church Avoids Paying Taxes on Vacant Properties, ABC 7 says:
“A D.C. church is under fire for its efforts to avoid paying taxes. Now, some residents in the District’s Shaw neighborhood are calling the Shiloh Baptist church downright shady.”
Then the quoted woman who says:
“It’s sheisty is what it is,” said Danielle Boudreaux, a D.C. resident. “It is sheisty — it doesn’t go along with what I think the core values of a church should be.”
It’s actually the reporter who calls the practice “Shady”. I’m just saying…
Anyway, I hope they do have to pay higher taxes for these properties but I also think ABC really overdid the “Shady” bit (you have to watch the video to see what I mean).