Tithing, Bankruptcy and the Conflict between Religious Freedom and Creditor's Interests
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Authors
Mangrum, Richard Collin
Issue Date
1999
Volume
32
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|When Bruce and Nancy Young's electrical contracting business failed in 1992, they could hardly expect that their bankruptcy filing would generate two appeals to the United States Supreme Court resulting in: (1) the first validation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA") as applied to federal law (following the Supreme Court's invalidation of the RFRA as applied to state law), and (2) the enactment of the Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act of 1998. By filing bankruptcy, the Young's merely sought a fresh financial start, but they received the responsibility for championing the cause of religious freedom; specifically, the right to pay tithing even in the face of insolvency and bankruptcy...
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32 Creighton L. Rev. 815 (1998-1999)
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Creighton University School of Law