IRS is investigating at least 60 503c's for interveining in campaigns.

napi21

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Sat Nov-20-04 02:51 PM
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IRS is investigating at least 60 503c's for interveining in campaigns.

and more than 60% of them are churches! Their tax free status is in jeopardy. I just heard this on CNN. They may have crossed the line in this past election!

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ClintonTyree

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Sat Nov-20-04 02:53 PM
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1. GOOD!!!!!

Keep God in the Churches where it belongs. Not in politics, not in the classroom and not in the courtroom. It's about time to tighten the screws on these screwballs.

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tishaLA

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Sat Nov-20-04 02:55 PM
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3. Wanna bet they are targeting African American churches?

You think they're going to go after george's friends in the white protestant churches or the Catholic church? No fucking way.

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Fla Dem

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Sat Nov-20-04 04:33 PM
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17. That's my thinking too. No way is this administration going to

allow the IRS to come down on white Christianity.

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WMliberal

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Sat Nov-20-04 02:54 PM
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2. hallelujah

:nopity:

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ogradda

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Sat Nov-20-04 02:55 PM
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4. great

nice to know one government office is on it's toes.

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henslee

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Sat Nov-20-04 02:56 PM
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5. Are they still after the NAACP?

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floridadem30

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Sat Nov-20-04 02:57 PM
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6. kick

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OutsourceBush

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Sat Nov-20-04 02:57 PM
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7. Bull Sh*t, no Bush will EVER allow a church to be affected by the IRS

unless it is a Democrat church. The Bush IRS will probably go after some non-profits, but they will all be Democrat non-profits.

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RevCheesehead

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Sat Nov-20-04 02:58 PM
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8. I am relieved it is no longer "a veiled threat."

I actually got a mailing from some agency telling me that the IRS had no standing in silencing the churches, or pastors, from engaging in politics. Their statement was something like "it wouldn't hold water against the First Amendment."

I thought that was odd, since it came from an evangelical publisher, and their attempt to inform us was blatantly "tell your churches to vote for Bush."

If I still have the mailing, I may submit that to the IRS!

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demosincebirth

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Sat Nov-20-04 02:58 PM
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9. About effin time!

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DianeG5385

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Sat Nov-20-04 02:58 PM
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10. It's actually 501(c)3 and it's about time!

I do tax compliance for a private foundation and we are scrupulous in vetting our donations, heavy support for habitat. And here we have these "scofflaws" using money donated to them for their own selfish purpose, promoting their political agends!

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dennis4868

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Sat Nov-20-04 03:00 PM
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12. I think it is.....

501(c)(3)

I work for a non-profit myself.

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dennis4868

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Sat Nov-20-04 02:59 PM
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11. I wonder how many of the churches they are investigating.....

are evangelical christian churches...hahaha! Not many!!!

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noamnety

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Sat Nov-20-04 03:03 PM
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13. I saw this on CNN yesterday I think

They were showing a video of Edwards in a church at the time - big surprise.

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Beetwasher

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Sat Nov-20-04 03:12 PM
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14. It Won't Last Long, Who Wants To Bet How Long It Takes for the IRS Purge?

They're probably next after the State Dept.

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natrat

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Sat Nov-20-04 03:21 PM
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15. that's the scarey part

give a partisan irs a list of,say, DU posters and.....

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JudyM

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Sat Nov-20-04 03:28 PM
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16. Yes! Yes! Yes! Those stories about churches trying to sway parishoners'

votes demanded a response. And what gets me -more- is that *'s faith-based initiative money was in effect channeling money to support his own campaign. Wasn't it the Rethug Natl Committee site that posted 5 'suggested sermons' to be given throughout October about the importance of electing *?

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