Sunday, September 17, 2006
Freedom of religion if it is the right church.
The IRS is going after a well known liberal church because of a sermon against Li'l Georgie's Glorious War. For preaching a sermon in line with the tenets of his religion, Rev. George F. Regas and the All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena is under investigation and in danger of losing its tax free status.
The Internal Revenue Service has ordered a prominent liberal church to turn over documents and e-mails it produced during the 2004 election year that contain references to political candidates.Compare this state of affairs to a quote from Joe Scarborough in his WaPo piece today.
The IRS is investigating whether All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena violated the federal tax code when its former rector, the Rev. George F. Regas , delivered an antiwar sermon on the eve of the last presidential election.
Tax-exempt organizations are barred from intervening in political campaigns and elections,.....
.....In a sermon two days before the 2004 election, Regas did not urge parishioners to support President Bush or challenger John F. Kerry, but was critical of the Iraq war and Bush's tax cuts, Bacon said in an interview in November when the investigation was announced.
``He explicitly said, `I am not telling you how to vote.' That is the golden boundary we did not cross," Bacon said.
After all, it must be tough explaining to voters at their local Baptist church's Keep Congress Conservative DayJust wondering when was the last time anybody investigated a Baptist church? Not that there is anything wrong with Baptists, even if they do worship the wrong God.
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