houston lgbt mayor has every legal right to prosecute christian churches for political activity

Patton@Bastogne | 2014-10-15 | Patton@Bastogne

[Patton@Bastogne]

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2014-10-15


Houston LGBT Mayor has EVERY LEGAL RIGHT to Prosecute Christian Churches for Political Activity


First, I (Patton@Bastogne) am a pro-life anti-gay-marriage evangelical Christian.


Second, (in today's news story reported by The Houston Chronicle, below) ...

I am calling out the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and their attorney Christina Holcomb ...

as "Despicable Liars".



ADF attorneys KNOW FULL WELL that Churches' "voluntary" acceptance of the IRS 501-C3 "federal contract" means that Christian Churches SURRENDER their rights to ...

First Admendment "Free Speech" ... when practiced behind a "tax-exempt church pulpit".

Period.


I openly challenge the deceptive ADF organization (and you, gentle reader) to DOWNLOAD IRS Pamplet-1828 ...

and send this legal copy of the "Federal Contractor Guidelines" to EVERY Christian Church in Houston, Texas.

I maintain that the ADF's goal is "financial gain" ... as they "lie through their teeth" to otherwise well-meaning Christians about church political activity.



The Houston Chronicle

The city of Houston has issued subpoenas demanding a group of pastors turn over any sermons dealing with homosexuality, gender identity or Annise Parker, the city’s first openly lesbian mayor. And those ministers who fail to comply could be held in contempt of court.

“The city’s subpoena of sermons and other pastoral communications is both needless and unprecedented,” Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Christina Holcomb said in a statement.

“The city council and its attorneys are engaging in an inquisition designed to stifle any critique of its actions.”

ADF, a nationally-known law firm specializing in religious liberty cases, is representing five Houston pastors.

They filed a motion in Harris County court to stop the subpoenas arguing they are “overbroad, unduly burdensome, harassing, and vexatious.”

“Political and social commentary is not a crime,” Holcomb said. “It is protected by the First Amendment.”

The subpoenas are just the latest twist in an ongoing saga over the Houston’s new non-discrimination ordinance.

The law, among other things, would allow men to use the ladies room and vice versa. The city council approved the law in June.


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The Time has Come ... American Christian Churches ... to JETTISION theEVIL of church "tax-exempt status" ...

Don't blame me ... I'm just the messenger.

Questions ?



Muster up the courage to do the free IRS download of "Pamplet P1828" which specifies the legal details of your tax-exempt church's sertitude to it's U.S. Government Masters.

Heck, I'll even do you the favor of providing the internet link:

IRS Legal Obligations of Tax-Exempt Christian Churches and Pastors" - (click)









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IRS & Church Marriage vs. "Render Unto Caesar" ...

IRS & Church Marriage vs. "Render Unto Caesar" - (click)



America's Spiritual Revival and Healing - The Obstacle ...

.America's Spiritual Revival and Healing - The Obstacle ... - (click)




Pro-Life Victory vs. "Render Unto Caesar" ...

Pro-Life Victory vs. "Render Unto Caesar" - (click)




Tea Party Christians and "Render Unto Caesar" ...

Tea Party Christians and "Render Unto Caesar" - (click)

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[Mr. Lucky]

Look, you can type in as big a font as you want, but 26 USC 508 (c)(1)(A) specifically exempts “churches, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions or associations of churches” from 501 (c)(3). 26 USC 7611 limits the circumstances under which the IRS may audit a church’s activities.

[Patton@Bastogne]

[Patton@Bastogne]

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Perhaps you should tell "that" to Lois Lehner ... (/sarcasm-off)

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[SaraJohnson]

Homosexuality was classified as a mental illness for good reason. You are watching it play out in Houston.

[morphing libertarian]

I don’t think mayors have the right to prosecute anyone.

[Patton@Bastogne]

see my post 133

[Patton@Bastogne]

sorry ... post-113

[morphing libertarian]

Got it thanx

[3boysdad]

Book mark. Piss on obola and Mohamed.

[celmak]

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[DBeers]

"IF" ... "IF" ... the ADF and Mr. Stanley were correct, the U.S. Supreme Court would have OVERTURNED the 1954 Johnson Admendment.

Not quite. The 1954 Johnson Amendment (legislated law) & the current IRS policy (crafted by bureaucrats) supposedly premised upon the 1954 Johnson Amendment are two different animals. As such the potential challenges are twofold (Constitutionality & Comportment with law it's supposedly premised upon) as evidenced when SCOTUS ruled 5-4 for Hobby Lobby in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby ruling that the mandated funding of contraception policy violated the Obamacare law it was supposedly premised upon

Regardless, I'm quite sure that the specific IRS policy has never been legally challenged and as such never made it to SCOTUS. In fact, the IRS has made a point of not enforcing or backing off each & every time a challenge seemed likely or possible & right now there are religious groups intentionally violating the policy & sending documentation of said violations to the IRS in hopes of being penalized & then having basis to mount a challenge. (see: Pulpit politics: Pastors endorse candidates, thumbing noses at the IRS

The IRS is all about intimidation with this policy and only those allowing themselves to be intimidated are being limited by the policy

[Olog-hai]

That’s correct. Only liberals politicize everything.

[savedbygrace]

You are wrong, sir.

The laws passed by Congress that established these IR regulations were and are violations of the 1st Amendment, which forbids Congress from passing any law that does what those laws, in effective, do.

We are not obligated to obey laws and regulations that are violations of the U. S. Constitution. In such cases, we should never wait for a USSC decision to take that stance. This particular case is such an obvious violation that it should not even be in question.

[Patton@Bastogne]

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You're probably correct in your legal opinion about the validity of the IRS laws.

Your arguments parallel those of the "I don't need a Drivers License folks" back in the 1990s.

Technically, they may be correct. On the other hand the "reality" is that you go to jail if the police catch you driving without a licence.


I am certainly NOT defending the IRS in my arguments.

Rather, my primary point is that the "Covenant" between Christian Churches and the IRS (via church tax-exempt status) is a SPIRITUAL DISASTER.

Have you watched any of the YouTube videos listed above ?

I know these will answer your questions, especially those of a spiritual nature.



In essense, Jesus Christ paid His FULL taxes to Ceasar ?

WHY should American Christians be "outside" His "command" to "Render Unto to Caesar".



Watch any of the YouTube Videos (listed below).



IRS & Church Marriage vs. "Render Unto Caesar" ...

IRS & Church Marriage vs. "Render Unto Caesar" - (click)



America's Spiritual Revival and Healing - The Obstacle ...

.America's Spiritual Revival and Healing - The Obstacle ... - (click)




Pro-Life Victory vs. "Render Unto Caesar" ...

Pro-Life Victory vs. "Render Unto Caesar" - (click)




Tea Party Christians and "Render Unto Caesar" ...

Tea Party Christians and "Render Unto Caesar" - (click)


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[savedbygrace]

Still, you are wrong. Your analogies do not fit the circumstances. The issue doesn’t concern taxes, even though fedgov has tried to make that the important thing.

Also, the drivers license issue has nothing to do with fedgov and Congress.

[tpanther]

Exactly, not to mention has the lesbian mayor demanded the sermons from the 38 mosques in Houston? I think not. Keep your eye on the ball.

[tpanther]

No the Houston mayor WON’T win....regardless of liberals and what they do...JESUS CHRIST WILL WIN!