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> the First Amendment doesn't say anything about churches that it doesn't also say about the press. It assuredly does say different things: >Congress shall m
by wang_li 7y ago
> the First Amendment doesn't say anything about churches that it doesn't also say about the press.
It assuredly does say different things:
>Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
If a newspaper didn't want to pay taxes they can form themselves as a non profit as churches largely do. It's been done before, e.g. ProPublica, Institute for Non-profit News, Crosscut, The Texas Tribune, and many more.
- CamperBob2 7y agoEither taxes "abridge freedom" or they don't. Which is it? In reality, the language in the First Amendment is nowhere near sufficient to justify granting tax exemptions to an entire industry, be it religious or secular.