Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-22 21:48:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1165E2C5E9CFB5915A2155DD41C0F841022D15CE41E2E2CBBD329461D5892D3D
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Original Note:
Personal opinion. NNN. Tax exemptions for religious institutions aren't a constitutional right. They're a provision of US tax code. https://web.archive.org/web/20221209004213/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2015/09/14/primer-tax-exemptions-for-religious-institutions/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)(3)_organization SCOTUS rejected constitutional challenges arguing that denying such tax exemptions violates the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-1/denying-financial-assistance-to-religion
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