Politics, Taxes, and the Pulpit: Provocative First Amendment Conflicts

by Nina J. Crimm and Laurence H. Winer

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. The authors analyze the dilemmas associated with federal tax subsidies benefiting nonprofit houses of worship conditioned on their refraining from political campaign speech. The Supreme Court's recent Citizens United decision invalidating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195388054
• ISBN13: 9780195388053
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"