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A. DEFINING CHURCH - THE CONCEPT OF A …

presence (or absence) of a regular congregation. The most frequently cited case is American Guidance Foundation, Inc. v. United States, 490 F.Supp. 304 (1980). In that case, the court, after acknowledging the fourteen points test as a useful guide, stated that "[a]t a minimum, a church includes a body of believers or

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