1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910807375603321

Autore

Crimm Nina J. <1952->

Titolo

Politics, taxes, and the pulpit : provocative First Amendment conflicts / / Nina J. Crimm, Laurence H. Winer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-11619-7

9786613116192

0-19-981320-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (420 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WinerLaurence H

Disciplina

343.7306/6

Soggetti

Corporations, Religious - Taxation - Law and legislation - United States

Church and state - United States

Freedom of speech - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- How the government benefits religion -- Tax exemption for houses of worship : not a foregone conclusion, yet conditional -- The First Amendment's religion clauses : mandate, permit, or prohibit Congress to tax houses of worship -- Free speech and religiously motivated political campaign speech : general principles -- Judicial review of the statutory ban on political campaign speech -- Reconciling the irreconcilable.

Sommario/riassunto

In Politics, Taxes, and the Pulpit, Nina J. Crimm and Laurence H. Winer examine the provocative mix of religion, politics, and taxes involved in the controversy over houses of worship engaging in electoral political speech.