Saturday, August 4, 2012

Branch Ministries v Rossotti 2000

Is the prohibition against churches participating in political campaigns a violation of their free speech and free exercise of religion? Not according to the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled that the IRS was justified in revoking the tax-exempt status of a Binghamton, New York church after it ran ads attacking Bill Clinton during the 1992 presidential campaign.

Read Article: Branch Ministries v. Rossotti (2000)


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