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Court Rules Religious Group Exempt | Des Moines News
A conservative Iowa group, The Family Leader Foundation, just won a major court victory in its bid to exempt its new 21-acre headquarters from property taxes. The judge sided with the group, ruling that their work—centered around a “Church Ambassador Network” that ministers to government leaders and connects churches to community needs—is predominantly religious and charitable, qualifying for tax breaks. The county had argued the land’s mixed use, including hay farming and political operations, disqualified it—but the judge found those activities secondary and clarified that the farming was…
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