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Churches can in fact by taxed. For example Texas once had a sales tax exemption for periodicals sold by churches that consisted solely of material to promulgat
by tzs 2y ago
Churches can in fact by taxed.
For example Texas once had a sales tax exemption for periodicals sold by churches that consisted solely of material to promulgate their faith, and the Supreme Court in Texas Monthly v. Bullock, 489 US 1 (1989) [1] said that such an exemption violated the establishment clause.
In Swaggart Ministries v. Cal. Bd. of Equalization, 493 US 378 (1990) [2] Swaggart contended that California's subjecting them to sales/use tax was unconstitutional. The Court said it wasn't.
[1] https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-supreme-court/489/1.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-supreme-court/489/1.htm...
[2] https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-supreme-court/493/378.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-supreme-court/493/378.h...
- Alupis 2y agoYour post seems to be misleading. Both rulings focus on selling goods to non-members, which seems rightfully taxable. This discussion is about taxing churches/religious organizations in general on all revenue/income (ie. tithe, donations, membership fees, etc). That would very likely be unconstitutional, as that would limit the organization's ability to assemble and practice religion.
- actionfromafar 2y agoI wonder why more corporations don't start religions.