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Supreme Court considers Catholic charity group’s bid for tax exemption
With most of the 2024-25 term behind them, the justices’ final stretch of oral arguments is stacked with all three religious ...
What is the Unification Church and why did a Japanese court order it dissolved?
A controversial South Korean church with powerful political connections faces dissolution in Japan after a Tokyo court issued ...
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Supreme Court win for religious tax breaks could mean a loss for unemployment system
The approximately 23 million American workers in health care and the social services could be the most likely to see unemployment benefits cuts because of the high percentage of faith-affiliated ...
Oklahoma Watch: Tulsa church’s tax status holds up, despite unabashed political influence
Being tax-exempt "doesn’t mean churches can’t participate in advocating for issues that have a political tint to them. They ...
A Japanese court orders the dissolution of the Unification Church, report says
A Japanese court on Tuesday issued an order to dissolve the Unification Church, upholding the government request for a ...
Santa Rosa churches pleading for relief as some fire fee bills reach 5 figures
A trio of bills passed last year will require 109 places of worship to, for the first time, pay fire assessment fees this year.
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Japan moves to shut down the Unification Church
A court in Tokyo has ordered the once-powerful Unification Church in Japan to be dissolved. The case against the religious ...
Japan disbands controversial Unification Church after investigation into Shinzo Abe’s killing
The Unification Church is the first religious group in Japan to face a revocation order under civil law. Two other groups ...