Group Challenges Constitutionality of IRS Parsonage Allowance Provisions

Religion Clause Blog: “The Freedom from Religion Foundation and 21 of its members, represented by Michael Newdow, filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the constitutionality of two provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that give special tax deductions to ‘ministers of the gospel.’ the complaint (full text) in Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Geithner, (ED CA, filed 10/16/ 2009) . . . “