http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/06/nashville-megachurch-wants-all-its-facilities-tax-exempt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/06/nashville-megachurch-wants-all-its-facilities-tax-exempt/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:50:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112655 The Tennessean (includes photo of Erik): On Friday, the church, armed with lawyers from the conservative Arizona-based Christian legal group The Alliance Defense Fund, took its case to Davidson County Chancery Court and argued that its constitutional rights are being violated. Alliance Defense Fund lawyer Erik Stanley noted that state law exempts college bookstores, hospital gift shops and “family wellness centers” from paying property taxes. “In each of these instances, facilities similarly situated are granted a property tax exemption,” Stanley said. “Where the line is drawn here, it must be drawn consistently.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/06/nashville-megachurch-wants-all-its-facilities-tax-exempt/feed/ 0