Supreme Court Will Weigh Catholic Charity's Request for Religious Tax Exemption

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Nor does the unemployment tax violate the petitioners' right to the free exercise of religion because "it imposes no constitutionally significant burden on their religious exercise."
56% : Wisconsin law excuses religious organizations that are "operated, supervised, controlled, or principally supported by a church or convention or association of churches" from paying state unemployment tax.
55% : "Courts routinely deny religious tax exemptions to entities that assert religious motivations without overly entangling themselves in religious matters," the brief stated.
52% : ""Put another way, it doesn't matter if Catholic Charities gives a cup of water in Jesus' name, because non-religious charities offer cups of water too," the petition said, interpreting the rationale behind the state court's decision.
51% : The law authorizing the tax is "a general law that is neutral and nondiscriminatory on questions of religious belief.

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