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  • Taking Liberties: Taxing Church Attendance?

    02/12/2011 5:45:45 PM PST · by Innovative · 57 replies
    FoxNews ^ | Feb 10, 2011 | Douglas Kennedy
    "The city of Mission is taxing churches," he said. "And that’s clearly unconstitutional." In August, the small town just north of Kansas City passed the so-called "driveway tax," a controversial charge, in addition to property taxes, for residents and businesses based on the number of times their driveway is used. A big box store like Target can pay over $60,000 annually, while residents pay a flat rate of $72 dollars a year. "The city of mission is taxing churches based on the number of people that come in and out of their driveway, the number of people that come to...