ADF warns Hawaii AG Russell Suzuki on attempts to silence churches, threatening tax-exempt status
Alliance Defending Freedom sent a letter Monday to Hawaii Attorney General Russell Suzuki in response to a news release he issued last month with misleading information about how the federal tax code applies More...
Illinois court strikes down taxing Moody Church’s The Hand Club For Kids, helping underprivileged kids
An Illinois court ruled Wednesday that the state can’t tax a religious ministry to underprivileged children. The Illinois Department of Employment Security had attempted to assess unemployment compensation taxes More...
ADF adds their support for the Free Speech Fairness Act
Alliance Defending Freedom joined 47 other signatories to a letter delivered to congressional leaders this week that encourages them to make hearings and votes on the Free Speech Fairness Act a priority. The bill, More...
NY Times leads call for ending tax exemptions for all churches
Sen. Mike Lee came under attack as he saw the threat coming, and introduced a bill to prevent the elimination of the tax exemptions on orthodox churches/evangelicals that oppose gay marriages. New York Times “Beliefs” More...
Lois Lerner emails to be searched for targeting pro-life groups
Thomas More Society has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the IRS, requesting copies of all the “newly found” emails to or from Lois Lerner, fired IRS Senior Executive, involving discrimination More...
Nebraska lawmaker proposes revoking tax exemption for churches, quotes Jesus while opponent quotes Ezra
A Nebraska lawmaker has proposed a bill that seeks to revoke property tax exemptions for religious organizations in the state, including churches. Senator Ernie Chambers (D-Omaha) introduced the legislation before More...
Wisconsin judge rules to end the housing tax exemption for pastors
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin and a federal judge struck down a law which allows pastors tax exemption from paying taxes on their housing allowance. FFRF had sued US Treasury More...
New House Bill to protect groups who support traditional definition of marriage
Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) is sponsoring a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would guarantee that no person or group could lose their tax exempt status for affirming traditional marriage, or opposing More...
Atheists to challenge tax exemption of the Church, Jesus is myth billboard erected in Times Square
From the American Atheists on Facebook this week, the Secular Coalition of America is developing a media and lobbying strategy for challenging special tax exemptions given to churches. Wednesday the coalition More...
