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THE QUESTIONS ON PRAYER ASKED OF LT. COL. OLIVER NORTH WHEN LOIS LERNER WAS AT THE FEC
The Blaze ^ | May. 23, 2013 | Jonathon M. Seidl

Posted on 05/23/2013 3:29:11 PM PDT by TBP

Story highlights:

Lois Lerner, the embattled director of Exempt Organizations at the IRS, served as head of the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) enforcement division from 1986 until 2001.

While there, the FEC sued the Christian Coalition for allegedly conspiring with political candidates. During the case, representatives for the FEC asked intrusive questions on religion of several people involved, including Lt. Col. Oliver North.

At one point, a representative demanded to know details regarding Pat Roberstson praying for North after reading a letter from North to Robertson indicating as much.

The group’s attorney also noted that during the investigation third parties were required to comply with “burdensome FEC document requests,” reminiscent of the IRS/Tea Party requests.

The Christian Coalition’s attorneys adamantly objected, and the group eventually rebuffed the charges.

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: corruption; fec; irs; lerner
This line of questioning was occurring when Lois Lerner was a honcho at the FEC. Isn't the resemblance to the intrusive IRS questions striking?

I guess tyrants never change their stripes.

1 posted on 05/23/2013 3:29:11 PM PDT by TBP
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2 posted on 05/23/2013 3:31:52 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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Was Lois Lerner a member of the union that represents the IRS employees? Were only union employees working on the Tea Party requests for tax exemptions?


3 posted on 05/23/2013 4:19:50 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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4 posted on 05/23/2013 4:43:21 PM PDT by LyinLibs (If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
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It’s important that we examine this at a deeper level.

Think about it, why would someone ask another person what their *prayers* are?

Take it to an extreme. Say a UFO alien landed on Earth, saw people praying, and asked them what they were doing? Having *no concept* of what prayer, or even God, is, the alien is puzzled.

Now say there is someone raised an atheist, who has never prayed before, because they don’t believe in it, or God; and are genuinely mystified by prayer. They just don’t get it.

Their reality is a mirror they are gazing into, where nothing matters but their thoughts, desires, and impulses. They imagine that other people are the same. That there is nothing outside of themselves and others that influences them at all. They influence, they are not influenced.

They cannot imagine God, because they do not see God reflected in their mirror. That other people believe in God makes no sense to them at all.

They are puzzled, perplexed by prayer. Why do you do that? What are you praying?


5 posted on 05/23/2013 5:10:48 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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They cannot imagine God, because they do not see God reflected in their mirror.

Whereas many of us see God there and everywhere.

6 posted on 05/24/2013 11:18:52 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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