Soros-backed group demands IRS use Johnson Amendment against churches

World Net Daily ^ | November 5, 2022 | Bob Unruh

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A fight that appears periodically about election time in United States has been resurrected again this year – by a George Soros-supported leftist group that is demanding the IRS use the Johnson Amendment against churches.

That statute says religious groups cannot endorse or oppose election candidates, and it's been little used because of the likelihood it violates the First Amendment.

Having the amendment to use as a threat might in many cases seem to be more attractive than using it – and having a court throw it out entirely.

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I want a lawsuit, to put this unconstitutional pile of garbage to the curb permanently.

[Singermom]

Except the black churches the dems rally at right?

[who_would_fardels_bear]

In many cases a priest or pastor will mention a policy such as being against abortion that is clearly associated with one particular candidate or a party platform.

Even though the candidate or party is never mentioned, the church will be threatened with violating its non-profit status by supporting a particular candidate or party.

Even the threat is enough to stifle debate and free speech.

Meanwhile many leftist non-profits support get-out-the-vote drives that focus entirely on getting left leaning citizens to vote and this is supposedly hunky-dory.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Exactly.

[Gay State Conservative]

Of course it would only be applied against Christian churches attended by whites.No black churches,no synagogues,no Unitarian/Universalist “churches”.

[Shady]

Absolutely, he must be neutralized (politically..)

[SuzyQue]

The Johnson “Amendment”?

[17th Miss Regt]

Make them the first target.

[Celtic Conservative]

Yep, needs a test case.

CC

[TexasFreeper2009]

libs want the government to crack down on black church souls to the polls?

surprising.

[chopperk]

Soros is a Jewish Athiest. This nutburger must have his hands in the pockets of every politician in Congress.

[sheik yerbouty]

Will no one rid us of this meddlesome Beast?

[Vision]

This move by Soros is EXACTLY what the “Separation of Church and State” was meant to protect against. It has been perverted 180 degrees from its true intention.

[LibertyWoman]

When LBJ was a senator, he crafted (or helped craft) legislation giving churches tax exempt status with the caveat that churches must never try to influence their congregations politically (of course this applies only to Bible believing, conservative congregations/churches). If they do, they will lose their tax exempt status.

That's the gist of it. Of course someone older than me (I'm older than dirt btw) on here may have a different interpretation/take on it.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Soros can kiss our ass. He needs to get out of our country. We hate Nazis here.

[lurk]

Enforcement would be against whyte churches.

[ChuckHam]

Guess the IRS will get right on this against predominantly white churches.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Let's see this law used against Warnock.

[82nd Bragger]

I’ve been wondering why the Mossad hasn’t taken this sorry SOB out, especially if/when he’s left US soil.

[DMD13]

I wish SCOTUS could add an extra ruling deporting that Nazi collaborator, George Soros.