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GotSteel -> RE: Congressional Black Caucus is giving "guildlines" to black Preachers. (5/30/2012 9:39:29 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Arturas
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What they can't do without paying taxes like the rest of us for the privilege is talk about how the President is the devil because he's eroding traditional family values and therefor you need to vote for Romney.
Actually, they can.
Nobody can take away their tax exempt status for preaching anything they want from the pulpit. The separation of Church and State does not specify what you can preach about or not preach about. Now, no doubt, Obama's muscle has tried to make it look like they can, but they cannot.
Nope that's so demonstrably false. You really need to fact check your preconceptions on things, just a few seconds on wiki before you post would make it so that your claims weren't so demonstrably at odds with reality.
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ORIGINAL: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-08-antiwar-sermon_x.htm
The Internal Revenue Service has warned a prominent liberal church that it could lose its tax-exempt status because of an anti-war sermon a guest preacher gave on the eve of the 2004 presidential election, according to church officials.
The Rev. George F. Regas did not urge parishioners at All Saints Episcopal Church to support either President Bush or John Kerry, but he was critical of the Iraq war and Bush's tax cuts.
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ORIGINAL: http://www.wnd.com/2000/05/4497/
Yesterday, a federal appeals court upheld the
Internal Revenue
Service’s decision to revoke the tax-exempt status of a church that had paid for newspaper ads against then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton in 1992.
The revocation is the first in the history of the IRS and serves as a warning from the federal judiciary that churches may not fund partisan activity. U.S. law granting tax-exempt status also forbids tax-exempt organizations from involvement in “any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.”
I can even show you Christians explaining that this is how things work from back in the 90's. This isn't some new "Obama's muscle" conspiracy, it's the IRS and it's the law.
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ORIGINAL: http://www.christianitytoday.com/cbg/1998/julaug/8y4060.html
In the United States, the church receives its privileged tax-exempt position at the cost of outright political involvement
In an election year, churches often are asked to distribute voter guides, host candidate forums, or take a stand on impending legislation. At other times, churches and their leaders may promote or oppose legislation at the community, state, or national level.
The IRS is Watching
Before churches or their leaders engage in political activity, they should consider the consequences. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which determines whether organizations qualify for tax-exempt status, forbids churches from participating in partisan politics. Though some critics say the IRS selectively targets churches that are involved in the abortion issue, it is clear that the IRS is increasing its monitoring of church involvement in politics.
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