A regulation that bars nonprofits and houses of worship from making political endorsements remains on the books after it was dropped from the Republican tax reform bill.
Taxes
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Ahead of tax vote and amid retirement rumors, Paul Ryan meets with Cardinal Dolan
A spokesman for the archdiocese described the meeting as “personal” in nature and aimed at “renewing a friendship that goes back 15 years or so.”
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Bishops urge Congress to ‘fix fundamental flaws’ in final tax reform bill
“Congress should advance a final tax reform bill only if it meets the key moral considerations outlined in our previous letters,” Bishop Dewane said.
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U.S. bishops’ policy chair calls Senate tax bill ‘fundamentally flawed’
“The Senate proposal is fundamentally flawed as written and requires amendment,” said Bishop Frank J. Dewane in a Nov. 22 letter to senators.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: two good things trapped in a bad Republican tax bill
Cutting the corporate tax and limiting the home mortgage deduction are welcome reforms, but not in service of a windfall for the wealthiest households.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Render unto Caesar? What did Jesus say about taxes and government?
We might be missing the religious challenge of the saying about rendering to Caesar and to God.