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    Should Churches Be Tax Exempt?

    … Should Churches Be Tax Exempt? Why is your church tax exempt? Why … Defending Freedom litigated and won a case against the City of Mission, Kansas, for attempting to impose a “driveway … tax exempt. Our history is one of an unbroken practice of exempting churches from taxation. Churches were exempt from …
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    No Strings Attached: Why the Government Shouldn’t Tax Churches

    … the 1970 Supreme Court case Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York . Frederick Walz, a property owner in the city, filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the New York City Tax Commission from … church tax exemptions. The Court rejected the claim that exempting churches from taxes amounts to government-sponsored …
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    School Settles Lawsuit After Forcing Third-Grader to Remove ‘Jesus Loves Me’ Mask

    … School Settles Lawsuit After Forcing Third-Grader to Remove ‘Jesus Loves Me’ … the messages that students can or can’t express,” said ADF Legal Counsel Michael Ross . Thankfully, because this … them. Learn more: … … 7617 … 7628 … 7626 … 7631 … School Settles Lawsuit After Forcing Third-Grader to Remove ‘Jesus …
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    Arizona School Board Caves After ADF Lawsuit

    … Arizona School Board Caves After ADF Lawsuit Students at Arizona Christian University had teaching … University and its students. Outcome Two months after ADF filed the lawsuit, the Washington Elementary School …
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    University of Nebraska Settles After ADF Lawsuit

    … University of Nebraska Settles After ADF Lawsuit A lawsuit brought by Ratio Christi at the University …
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    Worship Banned at the Civic Center? Why One New Church Filed a Lawsuit Against Its Town

    … Banned at the Civic Center? Why One New Church Filed a Lawsuit Against Its Town Redeemer Fellowship of Edisto Island … be too much to ask.   Case timeline August 2018 : ADF filed a lawsuit  against the town of Edisto Beach. … changed its policy to reverse the worship ban. Now churches can rent the civic center on the same terms as every …
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    Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

    … of life, marriage and family, and parental rights. ADF takes no position on the COVID-19 vaccine. However, we … exemptions to students, but not religious exemptions   3. Churches The Supreme Court has established that government … protection of the church’s religious liberty, by joining ADF’s Church Alliance. For information concerning the ADF …
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    Catholic Bookstore Owner Exempt from Pronoun Police

    … prayer requests, connects interested customers to local churches, hosts events where community members can meet … the law in court. Queen of Angels Catholic Bookstore v. City of Jacksonville Queen of Angels has always served all … to speak freely and exercise religion, so Christie filed a lawsuit in February 2023. Outcome In September 2023, the city …
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    Court Dismisses Lawsuit That Threatened Religious Schools

    … Court Dismisses Lawsuit That Threatened Religious Schools A lawsuit … SoulForce, is to “Sabotage Christian Supremacy.”  ADF intervened in this lawsuit on behalf of Phoenix Seminary, … violate any of the plaintiffs’ claimed rights,” said ADF Senior Counsel and Vice President of U.S. Litigation …
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    Activist Lawyer Targets Jack Phillips in Third Lawsuit

    … Activist Lawyer Targets Jack Phillips in Third Lawsuit After over 10 years in court, Masterpiece Cakeshop … was at issue in 303 Creative v. Elenis , a case in which ADF attorneys represented graphic artist Lorie Smith. In June … to force people to express messages they don’t agree with. ADF attorneys have asked the Colorado Supreme Court to apply …