This month could be historic for the future of religious liberty in America as the Supreme Court will be hearing three important cases this month.
The first case, which was heard earlier this month, deals with whether a Catholic social service charity in Wisconsin is eligible to receive a tax exemption like other faith-based non-profit organizations.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court had ruled against the charity, stating that exemptions allowing religious organizations to avoid paying Wisconsin’s unemployment tax did not apply to the Catholic charitable organization because its operations to provide help to elderly, low-income, and disabled people were deemed to be secular in nature even though their faith serves as the motivation for providing such services.
During the oral arguments, the justices were seemingly sympathetic towards the charity’s
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