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To: Iam1ru1-2

It’s an issue based sermon, so it principle it ought not to bring legal trouble. In practice we shall see.


10 posted on 11/03/2012 10:02:40 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (cat dog, cat dog, alone in the world is a little cat dog)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
There is an organized movement to challenge the IRS. Pastors are sending copies of their political sermons to the IRS in an effort to pick a fight.

A record number of pastors this past Sunday defied IRS rules and regulations and preached politics from their pulpits as a way to protest the restrictive guidelines placed on churches.

A total of 1,586 pastors participated in Pulpit Freedom Sunday in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. This is the fifth annual event sponsored by Alliance Defending Freedom, a pro-life legal group.

The registered pastors committed to preach sermons that present biblical perspectives on the positions of electoral candidates. In so doing, they exercised their constitutionally protected freedom to engage in religious expression from the pulpit despite an Internal Revenue Service rule known as the Johnson Amendment that activist groups often use to silence churches by threatening their tax-exempt status.

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Almost 1,600 Pastors Defy IRS, Preach Politics From Pulpit

12 posted on 11/03/2012 10:23:18 PM PDT by Tex-Con-Man (Muppet season now open - no bag limit)
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