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  • IRS drops investigation into All Saints anti-war speech

    03/15/2011 5:53:32 PM PDT · by daniel1212 · 23 replies
    Christianity Today ^ | 9/25/2007 | Ted Olsen
    "Our examination of your activities concluded that your organization continues to qualify for exemption from Federal Income Tax," the Internal Revenue Service wrote to All Saints Church in Pasadena, California. The church had been under examination for an October 31, 2004, anti-war sermon. The church is "pleased that the IRS exam is over," pastor J. Edwin Bacon told the congregation Sunday, but he's upset about this section of the IRS letter: "Based on the existing record, the Church's actions lead us to the conclusion that the Church intervened in the 2004 Presidential election campaign..." But since the letter doesn't say...
  • Obama to host Ramadan meal Friday: White House

    08/13/2010 5:18:01 AM PDT · by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! · 129 replies
    .google.com/hostednews/afp/article ^ | August 13, 2010 (AFP) – 3 hours ago | AFP
    WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will Friday join an evening meal to break the daily fast observed by Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan, the White House said. The hosting of Iftar will be held in a dining room at the White House, his spokesman said. Obama participated in a traditional Ramadan meal in September 2009, where he praised Islam as an integral part of the United States.