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What's a church? That can depend on the eye of the beholder or paperwork filed with the IRS

  • Written by Samuel Brunson, Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
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In 2016, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association told the Internal Revenue Service that it no longer wanted to be treated merely as a tax-exempt religious organization, free from the obligation to pay taxes on its income. Instead, the association – a Charlotte, North...

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