Supreme Court takes tax case related to Catholic groups helping people with developmental disabilities

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The Wisconsin Supreme Court, Kaul said in a filing, correctly applied a neutral state law that "imposes no constitutionally significant burden on their religious exercise.""Courts routinely deny religious tax exemptions to entities that assert religious motivations without overly entangling themselves in religious matters," he told the high court.
50% : A 263-day wait for jobless benefitsAlabama shrimp farmer takes case to Supreme CourtBut lawyers for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, who are representing the diocese, said that what Walsh was essentially - and incorrectly - saying is, "it doesn't matter if Catholic Charities gives a cup of water in Jesus' name, because non-religious charities offer cups of water too.""It shouldn't take a theologian to understand that serving the poor is a religious duty for Catholics," Eric Rassbach, vice president and senior counsel at Becket, said when the group filed its appeal.

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