Times Series Examines Accommodation of Religion By American Law

The New York Times on Sunday began a 4-part series examining how American religious organizations benefit from laws granting them exemptions and special treatment. The first installment focuses on regulatory exemptions for social service agencies and exemptions from zoning rules. The online version has extensive links to the pleadings in a RLUIPA case pending in Boulder, Colorado. The second installment focuses on reduced employee rights against religious institutions. UPDATE: Part three focuses on property tax exemptions and tax exempt revenue bond financing for religious institutions. Part IV is titled "Religion-Based Tax Breaks: Housing to Paychecks to Books". It focuses on the parsonage exemption for clergy and sales tax exemptions for religious organizations and publications. All the articles in the series are available from links on a web page set up for the series titled In God's Name.