http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/12296/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/abc-worries-churches-are-ruining-texas-citys-finances <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/ken-shepherd">Ken Shepherd</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >     Praise the Lord and pass the tax bill.</p> <br /> <p >     The October 1 edition of ABC’s “World News Sunday” preached that the 51 houses of worship in Stafford, Texas, are a holy terror to the city’s finances, citing the mayor’s complaints about lack of tax revenue. But reporter Geoff Morrell left out that the city has already enacted more regulation to discourage churches and that at that beginning of the year, the mayor gave a very positive assessment of the city’s finances.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/abc-worries-churches-are-ruining-texas-citys-finances" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Taxes 501(c)3 church city development Stafford taxexempt Texas Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:25:59 +0000 admin 25026 at http://archive2.mrc.org