Posted on 10/25/2021 11:25:00 AM PDT by sevinufnine
Doug Wilder, Virginia's only black governor in history and a Democrat, warned VP Kamala Harris and Terry McAuliffe that churches could lose their tax-exempt status if they play a video for the gubernatorial candidate's contentious election next week. Harris cut a video urging churchgoers to vote for McAuliffe, a Democrat, that was to play at hundreds of black churches across the Old Dominion on Sunday. 'Well, it's very good for her to do that, causing these churches to lose their tax-exempt status,' Wilder sneered, referencing the Johnson Amendment, which bans organizations that are tax-exempt from supporting any candidate. 'If this is legal, then it's surprising to me,' he said, according to the Washington Examiner.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
'I believe that my friend Terry McAuliffe is the leader Virginia needs at this moment,' Harris says in the video. 'Early voting has already started, and this is the first year that you can vote on Sunday, so please vote after today's service, and if you cannot vote today, make a plan to go vote. In 2020, more Virginians voted than ever before. And because you did, you helped send President Joe Biden and me to the White House. This year, I know that you will send Terry McAuliffe back to Richmond.'
Wednesday’s Monmouth University survey showed 46 per cent of registered voters favoring McAuliffe, while 46 per cent support Youngkin, a wealthy businessman who formerly worked for the Carlyle Group.
Youngkin overtakes McAuliffe for the first time when pollsters used a turnout model that predicted moderate turnout overall with a whiter electorate.
In that scenario, the Republican led the Democrat 48 per cent to 45 per cent.
The race has tightened in Virginia - which went for Biden by nearly 10 points - as Biden’s approval numbers have slipped.
Biden now stands at 43 per cent approval and 52 per cent disapproval among the commonwealth’s voters.
Earlier this month a video of a teleconference meeting between McAuliffe and supporters surfaced in which the Virginia governor appeared to try and distance himself from the flailing Biden administration and its crises.
‘We’ve got to get Democrats out to vote,’ he said in a 12-second video clip of a teleconference. ‘We are facing a lot of headwinds from Washington, as you know. The president is unpopular today unfortunately here in Virginia so we have got to plow through.’
In recent days, Harris, First Lady Jill Biden and Barack Obama have all traveled to Virginia to campaign for McAuliffe, understanding the dire consequences if Youngkin were to win where Democrats haven’t yet lost a statewide race sinc 2009.
We must remember, these are largely black congregations and very much in the Democrat corner. IRS would not touch them.
But then again, she did say she believed he raped a woman but still took a job offer from him so she's okay with whatever gets her power.
-PJ
Here is an oldie but goodie from Newsmax, November 7, 2000:In 2004, this story popped back up on Newsmax, covering the same topic.
With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
For the story behind the story... Tuesday November 7, 2000; 9:37 AM ET
Jesse 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.
From the NewsMax.com Staff Thursday, June 3, 2004
For the story behind the story... Only Democrats Are Allowed to Campaign in Churches
Anti-religious zealots and hypocrites who don't object when the likes of John Kerry and Al Sharpton and Bill Clinton and Al Gore and Jesse Jackson and Jimmy Carter campaign in churches are feigning outrage that President Bush dares to do the same thing.
An e-mail from Luke Bernstein of the Bush-Cheney campaign's office in Pennsylvania asks churchgoers to organize "Friendly Congregations" to promote the president's re-election.
"I'd like to ask if you would like to serve as a coordinator in your place of worship," the message says. "We plan to undertake activities such as distributing general information/updates or voter registration materials in a place accessible to the congregation."
Kevin Madden, a spokesman for the campaign, said: "People of faith feel strongly about the president, are people we want to be part of our campaign. This message is intended to be from individual to individual. This is organizing with individuals who may be members of a church who we hope to identify as supporters and be part of our efforts."
The Internal Revenue Service supposedly bans tax-exempt organizations such as churches from politicking, but Jackson and other Democrats have violated that regulation for decades with impunity. Kerry has recently campaigned and staged photo opportunities at several churches. The New York Times and wire stories attacking the Bush campaign's strategy today refused to mention those facts.
How dare Republicans do what Democrats are allowed to do. Barry Lynn, head of a group that calls itself Americans United for Separation of Church and State, raged, "I have never in my life seen such a direct campaign to politicize American churches."
I cannot see how that should exempt them from the law.
This is for the robots down in the Hampton Roads/Newport News area.
They ruin the rest of my beautiful state. :(
So true. We have to drain the Swamp
“So true. We have to drain the Swamp”
Trump tried, and we saw what happened to him, AND to us! COVID was suddenly released, our lives turned upside down, and finances destroyed in many instances.
Kamala says: “Not my problem, we’ve been playing these fools for over 50 years.”
HAHAHAHAHAHAA Who is going to stop her??? Garland??? The IRS???
PUHLEEZE. Democrats know they will get away with this so they do it while laughing at us.
Prayzz de Lud and Pazz the Propaganda!
The dirty Dems are losing. And when they lose, they get dirty, and illegal. Bunch of criminal riff raff.
They have the Democrat exemption
My husband passed away 3+ years ago and I am still getting mailings for him to register to vote. From where? Richmond non-gov’t institutions that are trying to “get out the vote”. Makes me sick.
I’ve gotten 3 this year. How many other deceased folks are having this sent to their addresses?
Rule-of-law? What’s that?
Nobody said it should. It just will.
Before the Feds start snooping around in our bank accounts why not repeal all tax-exempt status entities and have them reapply under full scrutiny of Congress, IRS and the public. Same goes for foundations of all kinds, personal and corporate. These legal money laundering schemes make rich people richer at the expense of us every day Joe’s (Brandon’s?) struggling to pay our taxes to make up for all their loopholes.
Would love to see a full discussion of this with experts in tax laws.
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