IRS hits church over Sen. Kerry visit
viaThe Raw Story:
A Florida church’s tax-exempt status is in jeopardy as the IRS has launched a probe into a visit by former candidate John Kerry last fall, the (registration-restricted) Miami Herald reports Tuesday. Some wonder if the probe is politically motivated. Excerpts follow.
The probe is related to an appearance last October by Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and several black leaders, including U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek of Miami, the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
The reason for the investigation, an IRS official wrote in a 10-page letter obtained by The Herald, is that “a reasonable belief exists that Friendship Missionary Baptist Church has engaged in political activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status as a church.'’
This move is a complete red herring. Team Bush does NOT want to keep church and state separate. They are doing this because they know that us libruls believe in the rule of law, and they want to establish the precedent of defending the right of churches to cross the line. They WANT preachers telling their flocks that they will all rot in eternal damnation unless they vote Republican.
A Florida church’s tax-exempt status is in jeopardy as the IRS has launched a probe into a visit by former candidate John Kerry last fall, the (registration-restricted) Miami Herald reports Tuesday. Some wonder if the probe is politically motivated. Excerpts follow.
The probe is related to an appearance last October by Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and several black leaders, including U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek of Miami, the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
The reason for the investigation, an IRS official wrote in a 10-page letter obtained by The Herald, is that “a reasonable belief exists that Friendship Missionary Baptist Church has engaged in political activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status as a church.'’
This move is a complete red herring. Team Bush does NOT want to keep church and state separate. They are doing this because they know that us libruls believe in the rule of law, and they want to establish the precedent of defending the right of churches to cross the line. They WANT preachers telling their flocks that they will all rot in eternal damnation unless they vote Republican.
posted by bluememe at 3/22/2005
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