Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a multi-state amicus brief in support of religious liberty. First Liberty Institute is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a municipal court decision that denied tax exempt status to New Life in Christ Church. Josh and Anacari Storms, college ministers at the University of Mary Washington conduct outreach out of a home provided by New Life in Christ Church. The city determined that Josh and Anacari do not qualify as ministers under the Presbyterian Book of Church Order. New Life claims that the city is violating the First Amendment by involving itself in a church's leadership decisions. According to the petition, government officials are constitutionally prohibited from reviewing texts like the Presbyterian Book of Church Order and making theological determinations. The University of Mary Washington is located in a) Fredricksburg, Texas.b) Fredricksburg, Virginia.c) Fredricksburg, Iowa.d) Fredericksburg, Indiana.

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