This update examines the prohibition of religious institutions from engaging in activities that result in inurement of a church's or faith-based organization's income or assets to insiders. A case review includes discussion of an Arkansas case in which an issuance of tax-exempt bonds to a university associated with the Churches of Christ were found not to violate the state constitution, and a Wisconsin Supreme Court case in which it was held that both federal and state free exercise clauses prohibit employment discrimination claims against employees whose positions are "important and closely linked to the religious mission of a religious organization."
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