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Religious Tax Exemptions

"The Holy Land Experience": Religious Theme Park Is Booming, But It's Hardly Charitable

DailyFinance | Bruce Watson | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Religious Tax Exemptions, Religious Theme Parks, Religion, Orlando-Florida, The Holy Land Experience, Trinity Broadcasting Network, Business News

One might wonder why so many people desperately sought entrance to a park whose central features are a re-enactment of Jesus' crucifixion, a 1200-squa...

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Prop 8 Casualty...Is It Overkill?

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Frontiers, El Coyote, Religious Tax Exemptions, Proposition 8, Karel, Charles Karel Bouley, Mormons, Los Angeles, Equal Rights, Gay Marriage, Living News
Charles Karel Bouley

No one- not Mormons, Catholics or any one else - should have the right to vote for something that violates the Equal Protection Clause of the State and U.S. Constitution.

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Separation of Church and Estate

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Religion, Property Tax, Megachurches, Church and State, Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York, Churches and Politicking, Religious Tax Exemptions, Catholic Church John Kerry, Prop 8, Christian Echoes National Ministry, Founding Fathers, Churches and Political Funding, Same-Sex Marriage, Cardinal Humberto Medeiros, Pledge of Allegiance, Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Church Tax Exemption, Inc. v. u.s., Rev. Jay Scott, Catholic Church Obama, Tenth Circuit Court, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

Churches are political organizations that routinely violate IRS statutes, undermining any claim they might have had to property tax exemptions.

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Loyola University, Franciscan Development May Lose Tax Break

Crain's Chicago Business | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago

Read More: The Clare, Religious Tax Exemptions, Franciscan Sisters, Loyola Chicago, James Houlihan, The Clare Water Tower, Clare Tax Exemption, Chicago News

A high-end Gold Coast retirement tower developed the Franciscan Sisters religious order on land leased from Loyola University Chicago may lose its pro...

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