EDITORIAL REPENT, IRS FEDS SHOULD DROP INVESTIGATION OF PASADENA CHURCH.THE controversial sermon at All Saints Episcopal Church All Saints Episcopal Church can refer to:
v. crit·i·cized, crit·i·ciz·ing, crit·i·ciz·es v.tr. 1. To find fault with: criticized the decision as unrealistic. See Usage Note at critique. President Bush. So what? The IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. has been investigating the church, claiming it violated vi·o·late tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates 1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example). 2. To assault (a person) sexually. 3. its tax- exempt status by engaging in politicking. But that charge doesn't seem to stick. While outright campaigning for or against politicians would be an obvious violation of the tax code, anything less ought to be fair game in how a church goes about its business. Preachers naturally talk about morality, and morality necessarily figures into every political decision we make -- or at least it should. If religious leaders were to be kept from talking about issues such as war, abortion, the minimum wage or marriage just because these subjects also veer into the realm of politics, they wouldn't be able to do their jobs. And when the IRS gets in the business of deciding which sermons are acceptable and which aren't, we risk the danger of political targeting and religious harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. . |
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