Wiccan Lawsuit May Spell Toil, Taxes and Trouble
Wiccan Lawsuit May Spell Toil, Taxes and Trouble:
By Carl Jones
The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to hear a constitutional challenge to a Florida law exempting sales taxes on religious books. A divided Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to accept the case, filed by a nonprofit Orlando-based Wiccan group, and hear oral arguments on its merits.
The case centers on a Florida law that exempts sales and use tax on "religious publications, bibles, hymn books, prayer books, vestments, altar paraphernalia, sacramental chalices, and like church service and ceremonial raiments and equipment."