Liberal church's tax exemption threatened for anti-war sermon

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Nikon all again

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From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () cs columbia edu>
Date: November 8, 2005 6:35:08 AM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Liberal church's tax exemption threatened for anti-war sermon

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The Internal Revenue Service has warned
a prominent liberal church it could lose its tax-exempt status because
of an anti-war sermon a guest preacher gave on the eve of the 2004
presidential election, church officials say.

The Rev. George F. Regas did not urge parishioners at All Saints
Episcopal Church in Pasadena to support either President Bush or John
Kerry, but he was critical of the Iraq war and Bush's tax cuts.

The IRS warned the church in June that its tax-exempt status was in
jeopardy because such organizations are prohibited from intervening in
political campaigns and elections.

...

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/07/antiwar.sermon.ap/index.html

                --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb



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