A Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptions

A Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptions

Click here to view original article religionnews.com The entrance to the Wisconsin Supreme Court chambers in the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond) MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Exemptions that allow religious organizations to avoid paying Wisconsin’s unemployment tax don’t apply to a Catholic charitable organization because its on-the-ground…

Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against tax exemption for Catholic charities

Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against tax exemption for Catholic charities

Click here to view original article www.courthousenews.com MADISON, Wis. (CN ) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided on Thursday that a group of nonprofit organizations affiliated with a Catholic diocese are not exempt from paying the state unemployment insurance tax. In a 4-3 decision split along ideological lines, the court’s…

California’s Sweeping Climate Disclosure Laws Facing Court Challenge, But That Doesn’t Mean You Can Disregard Them

California’s Sweeping Climate Disclosure Laws Facing Court Challenge, But That Doesn’t Mean You Can Disregard Them

Click here to view original article www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com Sweeping climate change disclosure laws recently enacted by California Gov. Gavin Newsom may never take effect if business groups prevail in a new federal lawsuit challenging the legislation. But absent an injunction, the law remains in effect, which means thousands of companies are…

Opinion | Alabama’s church-state merger and hell rides with it

Opinion | Alabama’s church-state merger and hell rides with it

Click here to view original article www.alreporter.com The recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court, which classifies frozen embryos as children under state law, is not merely a legal precedent; it is a societal earthquake that shakes the very foundations of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments and, more broadly, personal…

Justice Alito Sounds Alarm After Christians Denied Jury Duty Service In Missouri

Click here to view original article religionunplugged.com WASHINGTON — The barring of two Christians from jury duty in a trial involving a lesbian is evidence that Christians with a biblical worldview are increasingly seen as bigots, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said after Missouri asked the High Court to…

Feldman: Embryos now considered children in Alabama

Feldman: Embryos now considered children in Alabama

Click here to view original article www.columbian.com In a stunningly bad decision, the Alabama Supreme Court has held that frozen embryos in a lab count as children for the purposes of the state’s wrongful death law. It would take some time to enumerate everything that’s wrong with the holding. To…

Friday letters: Religion in school, religion in government

Friday letters: Religion in school, religion in government

Click here to view original article www.postindependent.com Post Independent Letters to the editor graphic Are we forgetting about the First Amendment? It is unfortunate when people misstate, misinterpret, or misunderstand history. It is worse when they do so to further an agenda. Mr. Villareal does so in his letter (P.I.…

Joseph Sabino Mistick: Courthouse holiday displays spread cheer, hope

Joseph Sabino Mistick: Courthouse holiday displays spread cheer, hope

Click here to view original article triblive.com A menorah and a Christmas tree in the courtyard of the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg, Dec. 13. The return of a holiday display — a Christmas tree and a framed depiction of a menorah — in the public square outside the Westmoreland…

Daniel Suhr: Obergefell’s bitter aftertaste

Daniel Suhr: Obergefell’s bitter aftertaste

Click here to view original article wng.org Mid-Vermont Christian School should be free to practice its beliefs about biological sex GlobalStock/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images MARY REICHARD, HOST: Today is Tuesday, December 5th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Mary…

Idaho at center of regressive abortion bans endangering patients

Idaho at center of regressive abortion bans endangering patients

Click here to view original article ffrf.org Idaho is at the forefront of implementing cruel anti-abortion restrictions on top of already existing abortion bans. The Christian nationalist Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is launching its latest attack on abortion rights and life-saving medical treatments in the state. It is calling on…