Gorsuch blasts Virginia city over refusing tax exemption for church

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One of the Supreme Court's conservatives blasted the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, saying officials improperly delved into the internal religious practices of a church after it requested a property tax exemption for two of its ministers.

"The First Amendment does not permit bureaucrats or judges to subject religious views to verification," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote, dissenting from the court's refusal to hear the case, in which the city denied the exemption.

The appeal came from the New Life in Christ Church, which bought a house in Fredericksburg, about 50 miles southeast of Washington, D.C., for a couple hired as youth ministers. The church said their duties involved providing leadership over the church's ministry to college students.

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The Supreme Court apparently struggled with whether to take the appeal, bringing it up 10 times during closed-door conferences. But Gorsuch was the only justice to express his disappointment that the court eventually declined to hear the case.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/supreme-court-justice-blasts-virginia-city-over-refusing-tax-exemption-for-church/ar-AASUs2z

[madaboutharry]

1. But her emails.