[Salgak]

Sounds to me, like the Archdiocese of San Antonio just gave the IRS cause to pull its' tax exemption. After all, it's leader just said he would not obey the law of the land. . .

[76834]

Read my #8

[sinkspur]

Sounds to me, like the Archdiocese of San Antonio just gave the IRS cause to pull its' tax exemption. After all, it's leader just said he would not obey the law of the land. . .

Do you advocate the same pulling of the tax exemption when bishops speak out against abortion, over and over and over?

It's the "law of the land" too.

501c3s can advocate for or against policies; they cannot advocate for or against candidates.

[NJ_gent]

"Sounds to me, like the Archdiocese of San Antonio just gave the IRS cause to pull its' tax exemption. After all, it's leader just said he would not obey the law of the land. . ."

Worse than that, if the government can prove an ongoing criminal conspiracy, those involved could be indicted under RICO. My, oh my, wouldn't that be interesting.

[gueroloco]

EXACTLY.

[FFIGHTER]

Can you give the CFR code citation of the violation?

[Mrs. Don-o]

While the Christian faith normally requires obedience to secular law, EVERY Christian is obliged to disobey the law of the land under two circumstances: (1) when the law of the land forbids what the law of God requires, or (2) when the law of the land requires what the law of God forbids.

I presume the same is true for religious Jews and other people of faith.

If this means there should be no religious tax exemptions, well, that's worth debating. But it's not just a Catholic thing. It's a God thing.