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IRS Asked If Churches Can Pray for Bush Re-Election
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| 10/04/04
| Susan Jones
Posted on 10/04/2004 6:11:50 AM PDT by kattracks
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To: steplock
I PRAY that no church asked the irs for permission to do anything! That would be done ONLY by a 'church' of man (?) NOT by a Church of G_d! Isn't the IRS bound by these clarification letters these days? This could get interesting.
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posted on
10/04/2004 7:53:09 AM PDT
by
eno_
(Freedom Lite, it's almost worth defending.)
To: dasboot
"Methinks Mahoney is being dumb like a fox, here."
Hmm.. It's posibool, it's posibool.
Personally, I am unaware of any smart foxes that hike their legs on the wolf's door jam.
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:33:32 AM PDT
by
Tweaker
To: KidGlock; biblewonk
What can a church legally do with regard to political speech?Anything it wants to do! The real problem is that nearly all churches lack faith. Instead of saying whatever needs to be said, churches remain silent just to protect their tax-exempt status.
"Render to Caesar"? No way. We'd much rather keep quiet and worship The Almighty (Dollar)!
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:40:32 AM PDT
by
newgeezer
(fundamentalist, regarding the Constitution AND the Holy Bible, i.e. words mean things!)
To: EdReform
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:41:37 AM PDT
by
EdReform
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To: Tweaker
He's putting the bureaucrats at the IRS in a quandary: they can't say "don't pray"; thus , within the confines of any policy cooked up at the IRS, the churches would be able to slightly modify the previously suspect "voter guides" etc, and be quite immune from ACLU harassment.
Let the IRS clarify!
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:42:18 AM PDT
by
dasboot
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To: William Martel
You might be interested in my post #23. If anyone is "silencing" preachers, it's their congregations who value money over stewardship.
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:42:48 AM PDT
by
newgeezer
(fundamentalist, regarding the Constitution AND the Holy Bible, i.e. words mean things!)
To: kattracks
This is the typical double standard. Of course, the ACLU would never take the conservative side.
What I want to know is why Islamic mosques are given tax exempt status while their "Moo-Lahs" are preaching murder and overthrow of the government? How can we put up with this sh*t when Christian churches aren't even allowed to state a preference in a political race?
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:47:27 AM PDT
by
ArmedNReady
( George Bush has Global Test-icles!)
To: chris1
I really don't understand why we don't hammer away at liberal politicans who campaign in Black Churches. If GWB did what liberals typically do, these people would have coroneries. I agree.
This has really bothered me especially in the past few days when I see Kerry in these black churches. The dems get a free pass and we have to "ask" if we can pray?
Puleeze!
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:49:56 AM PDT
by
It's me
To: kattracks
Why do these churches any more need to ask that question than the liberal Democrat black churches which continually provide a forum to leftist Dems??
How about the "Reverend" Jackson and "Reverend" Sharpeton??
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:49:57 AM PDT
by
ZULU
(Fear the government which fears your guns. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
To: dasboot
I understand your point, and it's well taken.
I just don't see the need in validating the IRS's involvement in matters of faith, or anything else.
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:54:09 AM PDT
by
Tweaker
To: Chaguito
Not this time.
They'll have to say yay or nay on it. Either way they lose.
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posted on
10/04/2004 11:01:26 AM PDT
by
Eagle Eye
(Hey! They've got lettuce today. Oops, that's not lettuce...)
To: kattracks
Why not pray for Bush and Kerry. For Bush that he continue his work and for Kerry that God change his heart.
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posted on
10/04/2004 11:09:16 AM PDT
by
Raycpa
(Alias, VRWC_minion,)
To: Tweaker
I think it's just a ploy to put the irs into a "have you quit beating your wife, answer yes or no" situation. Going nowhere, IMO.
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posted on
10/04/2004 11:30:49 AM PDT
by
Chaguito
To: frog_jerk_2004
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posted on
10/04/2004 11:36:22 AM PDT
by
DanTheAdmin
(A conservitive bases his politics on his morals-a liberal bases his morals on his politics.)
To: newgeezer
That definitely sounds like a good point to me.
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posted on
10/04/2004 12:34:21 PM PDT
by
William Martel
(Foreign stupidity makes America stronger.)
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