[Arkinsaw]

Why do I want that? It's called freedom.

I'll say it again. You, and every churchmember and religious person in the country has the right to join any political group you want, print newsletters, donate money, have campaign rallies, protest, criticize the government.

Taxing political organizations masquerading as religious organizations prohibits no citizen from practicing politics or political speech. Your argument that this somehow infringes on individual liberty is a red herring.

If Citibank announced that it was a religion, the government would rightly tax it. The same goes for church hierarchies that have a political action committee they call a church body.

Churches are for the purpose of worshipping God, not moneychanging, or bribe taking, or political campaign rallies.

[Kuksool]

A lot of people who oppose the Rep. Walter Jones's bill, do so because they don't like the "Religous Right" increasing GOP voter turnout. The same people, however, see no problem with Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton turning Sunday Morning Worhip Services into RAT campaign rallies. IRS should enforce its laws more fairly. I think Jesse Jackson is long overdue for an IRS audit.

[TradicalRC]

I thought that freedom of speech was an inalienable right, even in Church. Is it a right that must be purchased from the government? Are THEY the source of our rights?