The IRS has the authority to audit and fine congregations if they suspect them of campaigning or lobbying. The agency rarely exercises this right,.
Instead the IRS concentrates on stifling free speech of conservative groups.
"Lois Lerner, please pick-up the white courtesy phone."
There is nothing new under the sun...
Law, unequally applied is just tyranny.
It’s only illegal if it’s prosecuted. Remember. Eric Holder personally visited ‘clergy’ to show them how to “legally” advocate for Obama and democrats.
“Obama hear our prayers”
Black privilege.
How’s Rev. Wright these days?
Oh Please.....Laws are for White people and Republicans.
When I worked at Boeing in the early 80’s, I got to go on a tour of facilities supported by United Way. The idea was that folks like me could then go back and report all the good they were doing.
One of the stops was a black church. They were very proud of all the Democratic party events they were having.
I never gave United Way another dime.
Brain damaged preaching to the brain dead.
Which in itself is total bullshit.
They know that they will never be prosecuted.
They do this every 4 years... nothing new here.
Hell, this is the least of the laws she has had broken...
This same story is written every four years, they just have to change the name of the Democrat
Laws are for conservatives.
The reason this idea is in the news is the fear that right wing churches are going to be political... as they should be. Liberals have used the black Church for decades... it's an open secret - and they bribe them with cash... this liberal elite ‘concern’ is a fake and filthy as they are....
The IRS admitted in writing in 2012 that they have no authority over what is preached, even if it includes political endorsements. The infamous Johnson amendment that formed the basis of the claim made by IRS and others over the last 60 years has never been tested because it is frankly unconstitutional.
“Black Pastors Are Breaking the Law to Get Hillary Clinton Elected”
What? Like this is something NEW?
With regard to speech from the pulpit no court has ever upheld this because the IRS has never been willing to test this blatantly unconstitutional provision in Court.
Trust, me, the Unitarians are doing this too. They are just smarter and know how to be careful and keep it under wraps.
I remember a Congressional race during my time as a state board member of New York YAF. The local Catholic archdiocese really wanted to put out a letter criticizing one of the candidates on life issues. (The secretary of my chapter was Catholic.) We went to them and found a way to get the letter out without either the archdiocese or YAF being directly involved in doing so.
There are all sorts of back doors if you choose to use them, without directly violating the rule.