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The Imperative Of Integrative Pluralist Constitutionalism: Going Beyond Formal Equality, Eschewing Rights, And Accommodation Of Differences In Singapore, Tan K. B. Eugene
The Imperative Of Integrative Pluralist Constitutionalism: Going Beyond Formal Equality, Eschewing Rights, And Accommodation Of Differences In Singapore, Tan K. B. Eugene
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
Pluralism is a fact of life and a way of life in Singapore. Race, religion, and language are the most constitutionally relevant types of plurality. Plurality in fact is self-evident, and plurality in norm an organising principle of how society is governed, laws are made, and policies are designed. A result of its transformation from a colonial trading port to a modern economy and a cosmopolitan society, pluralism is reflected in the country’s racial make-up and the fabric of society. This harmonious diversity is sustained as a facet of pragmatic governance. From a law and order perspective, pluralism is maintained …
Politics At The Pulpit: Tax Benefits, Substantial Burdens, And Institutional Free Exercise, Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer
Politics At The Pulpit: Tax Benefits, Substantial Burdens, And Institutional Free Exercise, Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer
More than fifty years ago, Congress enacted a prohibition against political campaign intervention for all charities, including churches and other houses of worship, as a condition for receiving tax deductible contributions. Yet the IRS has never taken a house of worship to court for alleged violation of the prohibition through political comments from the pulpit, presumably at least in part because of concerns about the constitutionality of doing so. This decision is surprising, because a careful review of Free Exercise Clause case law - both before and after the landmark Employment Division v. Smith decision - reveals that the prohibition …
Politics At The Pulpit: Tax Benefits, Substantial Burdens, And Institutional Free Exercise, Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer
Politics At The Pulpit: Tax Benefits, Substantial Burdens, And Institutional Free Exercise, Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer
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More than fifty years ago, Congress enacted a prohibition against political campaign intervention for all charities, including churches and other houses of worship, as a condition for receiving tax deductible contributions. Yet the IRS has never taken a house of worship to court for alleged violation of the prohibition through political comments from the pulpit, presumably at least in part because of concerns about the constitutionality of doing so. This decision is surprising, because a careful review of Free Exercise Clause case law - both before and after the landmark Employment Division v. Smith decision - reveals that the prohibition …