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- Atheist academic defends churches’ tax-free status, calls them vital to . . .
University of Waikato law professor Dr Juliet Chevalier-Watts says New Zealand churches do so much good for the country that they should pay even less tax—not more A long-time atheist and expert in charity law, she began her research intending to argue the opposite
- Without churches, NZ would plunge into poverty and chaos
Juliet Chevalier-Watts explains why an atheist academic changed her mind on churches’ tax free status In the last month, members of hundreds of churches gathered in nine cities across New Zealand to pray for our communities
- An atheist on why churches should remain tax-free | RNZ News
Without churches, says Dr Juliet Chevalier-Watts, New Zealand would plunge into poverty and chaos "Our societies would be horribly poor and would never recover from that," she says
- Why an Atheist Academic Changed Her Mind on Churches’ Tax Status
She used to think churches should pay tax But after more than a decade of research, atheist law professor Dr Juliet Chevalier-Watts has changed her mind
- New Zealand Authorities Investigating Nation’s Largest Megachurch . . .
New Zealand’s largest megachurch is being investigated by the country’s Department of Internal Affairs following a damning report that the church commissioned but then refused to release
- Legal expert reveals why she changed her mind on taxing churches
But after over a decade of research, one academic has changed her mind and now believes churches should pay less taxes and receive more funding from the Government
- JULIET CHEVALIER-WATTS Law Professor Charity Law Specialist
<p>In conversation with Simon O'Connor, Associate Law Professor and charity law specialist Dr Juliet Chevalier Watts explains her report on the tax-free status of churches in New Zealand and the economic value of religious charities in the country They also look at the potentially negative impact of the government's proposed tax on charities, the decline of faith in younger generations, and
- Opinion: Why churches should remain tax-free - SunLive
Churches should retain their income-tax-free status due to their immense social and economic contributions, a leading academic in charity law has said
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