More than 1,000 pastors will take part in a national campaign to challenge the IRS’ 1954 tax code rule that prohibits tax exempt organizations from making political endorsements in order to force the rule into court where it can be overturned as a violation of the First Amendment.
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Gay Activists in Maine Target Churches
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After suffering a bitter defeat at the hands of voters this month, gay activists in Maine are taking aim at the tax exempt status of churches that rallied their congregations to vote for a repeal of the state’s gay marriage law.
Pro-Abortion Lawmaker Threatens Church’s Tax Exempt Status
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In retaliation for their successful involvement in lobbying for the passage of an amendment prohibiting the use of federal monies for abortion in health care reform, a pro-abortion lawmaker is calling for an investigation of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to determine if they violated the terms of their tax exempt status.
Group that Reports Christian Churches to IRS Now Under Investigation
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU), an organization that has long been responsible for reporting Christian churches and pastors to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for tax exempt status violations, has been reported to the IRS for violating the same laws.
