Legal Opinion · Dissent

Christian Voice of Cent. Ohio v. Testa (Slip Opinion)

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided April 14, 2016No. 2014-1626Published

1DissentO’Connor, C.J.

{¶ 41} In this appeal, appellant, Christian Voice of Central Ohio, asserts that it established that its real property, which is located in Gahanna and serves primarily as a radio broadcast station, satisfies the “exclusive use” requirement to qualify for tax-exempt status for “[hjouses used exclusively for public worship” under R.C. 5709.07(A)(2).

{¶ 42} The majority frames the issue before us as whether appellant’s broadcast of “adult contemporary Christian” music mystically transforms its radio station into a tax-exempt house of worship. If that framing were proper, we would face a…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Grava v. Parkman TownshipOhio Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Illinois Ex Rel. McCollum v. Board of Ed. of School Dist. No. 71, Champaign Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Whitehead v. General Telephone Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Satullo v. WilkinsOhio Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina Sacred Heart CathedralCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000

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