Not so fast...
Men of God try to pull a fast one. Again.
From WorldNetDaily, so no link: Patriotic civil organizations are monitoring sermons and threatening to report churches to the Internal Revenue Service if they hear political messages they say are inappropriate under federal guidelines on tax-exempt status.
Earlier this week, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, headed by Barry Lynn, filed a complaint with the IRS against Ronnie Floyd, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Springdale, Ark., accusing him of preaching a sermon promoting [the Smirking Liar]'s "re-"election July 4.
In Kansas last month the Mainstream Coalition announced it would send volunteers into area churches to see whether pastors were abiding by federal laws.
Americans United, meanwhile, filed a complaint this month with the IRS against Jerry Falwell over a column endorsing [the warmongering moron] on his ministries' website. Falwell told NBC News: “I do believe that pastors, religious leaders, men of God, women of God may in fact voice their personal opinions, as I often do, but only as private citizens."
In response, Lynn, a former member of the American Civil Liberties Union, told NBC News: "Falwell is playing a shell game that wouldn’t work in a backwoods carnival. It’s all about electing George Bush and using the church to do it."
July 23, 2004
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