CT Direct - Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

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Are Pastors' Homes That Different?
Church and state rally to defend $700 million tax break.
Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

When Ric Stanghelle finished putting his third son through college, he thought he'd put the extra money toward retirement. Now the Wisconsin pastor might spend it on taxes. The Obama administration and a broad spectrum of religious groups are urging the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to...

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