Congressional Breaks for Religious Organizations
October 10th, 2006 | Published in DIY, Fed Data
Diana B. Henriques of the New York Times, with contributions by Andrew Lehren and Donna Anderson, examined federal laws passed since 1989 to find “more than 200 special arrangements, protections or exemptions for religious groups or their adherents were tucked into Congressional legislation, covering topics ranging from pensions to immigration to land use.” The paper described several instances in which religious organizations enjoy benefits that similar secular organizations do not. “As a result of these special breaks, religious organizations of all faiths stand in a position that American businesses – and the thousands of nonprofit groups without that ‘religious’ label – can only envy.”