From Law News,
Friday April 23, 1999:
A unanimous Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the
state's sales tax exemption for Bibles and other religious
publications, holding that a tax break expressly based on a
book's religious content is a violation of the U.S.
Constitution's ban on establishment of religion.
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Subject: State Can't Exempt Sales Tax on Religious Books
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 22:51:53 GMT
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Karin Spaink
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