Bradley Whitford: Get The IRS Out of My Church
Bradley Whitford writes ...I have been a member of the All Saints Church in Pasadena for over ten years. The recent revelations of an IRS investigation into its non-profit status as the result of a sermon given a week before the last presidential election by Rector Emeritus George Regas has outraged and galvanized our congregation. The support we have received from across the spectrum of faith communities, including traditionally conservative evangelical leaders, has solidified our resolve—the United States government has no place in our houses of worship, and the selective targeting of churches who speak out on the issues of the day sets a dangerous precedent that threatens the religious freedom of every citizen. The sermon in question explicitly refused to endorse a particular candidate. It did, however, hold George Bush and John Kerry up to the high standard of Christian values. Both were found wanting. ...
posted by Paul Wilczynski @ 9:47 AM
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Did you stand up for the Conservative Church who took a shot at Clinton and was the last target of the IRS ire under this provision of the code if my research of the net serves me.
This law cuts both ways and IRS has been pretty good about cutting both ways with it.
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