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… Should Churches Be Tax Exempt? Why is your church tax exempt? Why should it continue … get a free ride? Make them pay!” Comments like these are more prevalent today than any other time I can remember. …

… Kansas town agrees to exempt churches from ‘driveway tax’ ADF lawsuit prompts city of Mission to exempt churches, … from its “driveway tax” churches and other entities who are exempt from property taxes under state law. ADF attorneys …

… No Strings Attached: Why the Government Shouldn’t Tax Churches Church tax exemptions protect our First … a radical act? While most Americans may know that churches are tax-exempt, many can’t explain why that is. Even many …

… of faith worse than everyone else simply because they are religious. That’s unconstitutional. Trinity Lutheran … The Court ruled 7-2 that the government cannot exclude churches and other faith-based organizations from a secular … , reversed a Montana Supreme Court decision invalidating a tax credit program because parents and children might use …

… ruled 2-1 against Good News Community Church, whose signs are subjected by the town of Gilbert to greater regulation … signs. “A city’s sign ordinances shouldn’t burden churches with restrictions that don’t apply equally to all … to the highest level of constitutional protection. Yet because they contain some directional information, the panel …

… Civil Rights Commission … Iowa … gender identity … free speech … Fort Des Moines Church of Christ … church … …

… Lawrenceville campus. GGC officials quickly stopped him because the speech zone policy required him to ask for … officials ordered him to stop discussing his faith because they deemed it “disorderly conduct”—defined as any expression … ruled in  Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski  that students are now permitted to speak in any outdoor area of the campus. …

… harmful to society. Everyone has the right to express what they believe, and in the United States, this right is firmly protected by the Constitution. Unfortunately, we are facing unprecedented efforts by public and private actors … years. The government can’t silence speech it doesn’t like Because the First Amendment explicitly protects the freedom …

… message in public. “Christians shouldn’t be penalized for their beliefs,” said ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Jon … in Hartford, but a police officer told him that he could not use a microphone without a permit.  Morrell agreed to … the microphone, police arrested him and took him to jail because he would not agree to stop speaking altogether. After …

… — even by those who follow no religion — and there are many reasons why. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom … Some claim that less religious liberty is a good thing. They don't see how this freedom protects everyone. … personal beliefs. People have rights to their beliefs because of religious freedom. Everyone has ideas about what …