Doing God’s Work
Nov 19th, 2005 at 7:53 am by Susie
Way to go, guys:
The Internal Revenue Service is examining the tax-exempt status of a liberal church in Southern California because its former pastor delivered a fiery antiwar sermon that criticized President Bush by name on the Sunday before the 2004 presidential election.
But All Saints Church in Pasadena is more than just standing its ground. The 3,500-member Episcopal congregation has hired a heavy-hitting Washington law firm, unleashed a torrent of publicity and received support from religious groups across the political spectrum, from the National Council of Churches to the National Association of Evangelicals.
In effect, the church and its allies have turned the tables on the IRS, forcing the agency to defend itself against accusations of crossing the line into politics, essentially the same complaint the IRS originally brought against the church in June.
Oh, yeah, man. Don’t mess with the Epischies! They know how to throw the moneychangers out of the temple.
yeah… only conservative churches are allowed to talk politics and remain tax exempt. aka “the base”
what Mr. Richardson said.
IOKIYAR! And in favor of the Shrub.