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Render Unto Caesar No More
22 November 2004Freedom of speech and freedom of worship are inextricably bound. Less obvious is the case for property rights as freedom of worship, but that doesn't stop the brave souls gathered by the Claremont Institute from arguing thus in Faith-Based, Not Bureaucracy Bound: How Religious Institutions Can Fight Government Regulations, a pdf document touted by several conservative websites right now. There are some great story ideas here that cut across the political spectrum. On the one hand, this may represent a new front in the culture war, as property rights get redefined as moral values. On the other, the authors argue that what's really under attack are the poor, as low-income housing and politically-weak churches fall prey to development schemes signed off on by local officials eager for tax revenues (and, sometimes, kickbacks).
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