How about ending any tax exemption for mosques, being as how islam is not a legitimate religion but an insane cult. I guess its OK to preach hatred for the west, but not OK to promote a political candidate. I'd be willing to bet my paycheck the IRS did not warn any mosques about this.
Soooooooooooo, how many JESSE JACK___SON, SHARPTON et al poliltical speeches in Black churches are going to trigger how many revocations?
I hope the GOP or some such sue the socks off idiots who perpetuate such an outrageous double standard.
According to Ann Coulter this would close down the church of liberalism.
Jesse Jackson and lil' Tommy Daschle are deeply saddened
Free speech and political rights cannot not be conditioned on tax status, ever. It doesn't matter whether an organization is a church or one of any number of causes.
Bottomline, the right to political speech is fundamental to this republic and the Congress has no authority to make any law in this area whatsoever.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;
Rather clear regardless of finding of any court or claim of any bureaucracy.
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John Linder in the House(HR25) & Saxby Chambliss Senate(S25) offer a comprehensive bill to kill all federal income, SS/Medicare payroll, and gift/estate taxes outright replacing them with with a national retail sales tax administered by the states.
H.R.25,S.25
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.Refer for additional information:
Bill Clinton too?! He has used the pulpit - on holy days in worship services - quite a bit to spew politics out of his mouth.
Just because the poison ivy's roots are deep is no reason not to pour Roundup on it.
The old bromide is that you shouldn't discuss politics or religion in polite company.
But it's never worked.
Both eventually always come up and come out.
Why? Because both are intrinsically wrapped up in the entirety of life.
Religion and politics are inseparable from the person.
Any line drawn to try and keep such matters somehow "separate" will always be fictional, and ultimately hypocritical.
The IRS and the income tax are an affront to American liberty, and should be dealt with accordingly, forthwith.
Yeah, every Sunday before Election Day in November, the Dems make the rounds to practically every black church in America. It's been that way for years and it's NOT GOING TO CHANGE!!!!!
The RATS have special privileges. At least they think they do. Hopefully, the IRS will make good on their threats!
This is the new political action organization spun off from Catholic Answers, due to the great success of the "Voters Guide for Serious Catholics."
"Churches Warn IRS to Avoid Preaching"
Tuesday November 7, 2000; 9:37 AM ETJesse Jackson Jr. Says Church Politicking 'Supersedes the Law'
It may be against federal election law to campaign in church. But for Democrats seeking to get out the vote in minority districts, politicking from the pulpit has become indispensable.
In the last days of this year's campaign, Vice President Al Gore, Senate candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband have all made regular appearances at African-American and Hispanic churches.
Even when parishioners objected to Mrs. Clinton campaigning from the altar at a Rochester, N.Y., Catholic church last week, the rules were not enforced. Those who didn't like it were simply ejected by police while the first lady continued her campaign speech.
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., whose namesake is both a reverend and one of the Democratic Party's most vocal boosters, was challenged on the issue Monday during a Tennessee radio interview on WLAC-AM by "Nashville This Morning" hosts Steve Gill and Terry Hopkins.
GILL: Let me ask you about this. It's against IRS regulations for politicians to campaign from the pulpit. Why are these politicians campaigning in black churches?
JACKSON: I'm not totally convinced that's true in the African-American community. Certainly there's a separation of church and state. But in our community there's little distinction between our religion and our politics. ... And so in many African-American churches born out of experience in this country, the role of the churches has evolved into a very, very active political institution which has been very effective for a number of causes in the black community.
HOPKINS: And that supersedes the law?
JACKSON: Absolutely. Oh, absolutely.
only organizations that support republicans need worry.
Only if you are a white church.
All negros are exemt there protected doncha know.
Pres. Bush doesn't have time to see that our laws are enforced just like immigration.
Unless of course they are black churches campaigning, getting out the illegal vote for Socialists.