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2021-06-18 -Land of the Free

IRS Denies Tax-Exempt Status to Church Benefiting Republican Values

[Epoch Times] An IRS official denied tax-exempt status to a Texas group that encourages church members to pray for state and national leaders, regardless of their party affiliation, because it benefits "the private interests of the [Republican] Party."

"You do not qualify as an organization described in IRS Section 501(c)(3). You engage in prohibited political campaign intervention," wrote Stephen A. Martin, director of the IRS Office of Exempt Organizations Rulings and Agreements, in a May 18 letter (pdf) to Christians Engaged, the Garland, Texas-based prayer group recognized by Texas officials as tax-exempt.

"The Bible teachings are typically affiliated with the [Republican] party and candidates. This disqualifies you from exemption under IRS Section 501(c)(3)."

Christians Engaged President Bunni Pounds said in a statement issued by the First Liberty Institute: "We just want to encourage more people to vote and participate in the political process. How can anyone be against that?"

First Liberty Institute is appealing Martin’s decision on behalf of Christians Engaged.

"The IRS states in an official letter that Biblical values are exclusively Republican. That might be news to President Joe Biden, who is often described as basing his political ideology on his religious beliefs," First Liberty Institute counsel Lea Patterson said in the statement.

Posted by Bobby 2021-06-18 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 Here we go again...

Posted by Raj 2021-06-18 00:18|| 2021-06-18 00:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Someone in the office hasn't been paying attention to the SCOTUS rulings this year. Hammering christian churches is becoming a third rail in legal actions.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-06-18 07:24|| 2021-06-18 07:24|| Front Page Top

#3 ^Do they care what the SCOTUS says? 'How many Divisions has the Supreme Court?'

Posted by Glenmore 2021-06-18 11:24|| 2021-06-18 11:24|| Front Page Top

#4 'Pray for your lesders", Christian or non-christian, is a fundamental statute of the Christian faith. The do called "non-affiliation requirement" of the IRS statutes has actually never been challenged got it's constitutionality on Federal Court per one preacher and if it was to be challenged would not stand up in court (asked Obama's Reverand Wright or the Reverand Jesse Jackson, or the decendents of Reverand Martin Luther King).

Posted by Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-06-18 12:17|| 2021-06-18 12:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Lois Lerner to the white courtesy phone. Lois Lerner...

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-06-18 13:11|| 2021-06-18 13:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Geeze. You can just donate to the same places Zuckerpurge, BeezOS and BillyVaccine put their money in and your problem is solved...

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-06-18 14:01|| 2021-06-18 14:01|| Front Page Top

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