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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective
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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (6089)11/14/2000 8:53:25 PM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (4) of 10042
 
I'm not sure you're agreeing with me. The important distinction is that churches are indirectly subsidized by the State by their tax-exempt status (whether or not they do charitable work). Private universities as a nonprofit entity are generally are not church run so to mention them in the same context is wrong. The government can grant tax exemption status to any non-church charity they want but they better be careful about exemption status for CHURCHES.

This has not been subjected to a rigorous constitutional challenge largely because most people don't have a problem with it. The Supreme Court has also tended to be favorable to churches. But this long-standing tradition aside, the practice doesn't seem well-supported by the Constitution. In fact, it would seem to be the reverse. The IRS has already set a precedent by the exclusion of some churches from tax exempt status. This is de facto selection and could be interpreted to be "establishment".
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