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Wed Nov 14, 2012, 01:10 PM

6. they should probably wait. i think they (the partisan pastors) are trying to get such a lawsuit

going in order to test this. this will probably go in front of the scotus and how do think they'll rule.
if you look at the 1st amendment there is no wall between church and state here it is

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

this says that the gvrmnt cant laws that create a religion nor can they create laws to stop a religion

it says nothing about taxes and taxing churches

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44 replies	Author	Time	Post
FFRF sues IRS to enforce church electioneering ban [View all]	Roland99	Nov 2012	OP
I love it!	SoapBox	Nov 2012	#1
Calling all undercover videographers, please gather evidence and submit it to the IRS	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#17
'Bout damn time!	MynameisBlarney	Nov 2012	#2
Be interesting to see how far this gets	ProgressiveProfessor	Nov 2012	#3
Why is a "policy of non-enforcement" applicable to war criminals, banksters, and church charlatans?	AnotherMcIntosh	Nov 2012	#4
Because they have hundreds of thousands of employees, if not millions, who vote.	freshwest	Nov 2012	#22
Good.	Shadowflash	Nov 2012	#5
they should probably wait. i think they (the partisan pastors) are trying to get such a lawsuit	leftyohiolib	Nov 2012	#6
The power to tax is the power to control (by the government), in essence	Roland99	Nov 2012	#10
taxing the church is proper - the should be rendering unto cesear ... the concern is that there will	leftyohiolib	Nov 2012	#13
There is nothing about not taxing them either I guess..	Bandit	Nov 2012	#37
Why just churches and religious organizations?	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#7
Some non-profits most certainly do get taxed	Major Nikon	Nov 2012	#18
I'm referring to 501(c)(3) organizations that violate the conditions of their tax-exempt status	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#24
I know of no other 501(c)(3)s that are doing this	Major Nikon	Nov 2012	#25
I managed a campaign in a local election in 2008. I saw that happen repeatedly.	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#34
A lot of 501c3 orgs have corresponding "political" organizations.	MH1	Nov 2012	#39
Christanity attempting to mirror Islam	uwep	Nov 2012	#8
+1,000	freshwest	Nov 2012	#23
Go Annie Laurie and Dan!!!	no_hypocrisy	Nov 2012	#9
good	dlwickham	Nov 2012	#11
About effing time!!!!	Pachamama	Nov 2012	#12
Perhaps rather than giving an organization a blanket exemption...	yends21012	Nov 2012	#14
Often the political activities that organizations engage in have no tax consequences or visibility	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#16
Wouldn't this also affect "souls to the polls?" n/t	cosmicone	Nov 2012	#15
You beat me to it!	trayfoot	Nov 2012	#19
Souls to the Polls doesn't advocate for a particular candidate	meeshrox	Nov 2012	#28
If they don't advocate for specific candidates and just assist people to vote,	MH1	Nov 2012	#40
How about this.... ? We don't tax the churches....	Bigmack	Nov 2012	#20
good idea	madrchsod	Nov 2012	#36
YES	libodem	Nov 2012	#21
What about Superpacs that are supposed to have as their PRIMARY PURPOSE	Dustlawyer	Nov 2012	#26
+100000	wordpix	Nov 2012	#43
REACT	Bernardo de La Paz	Nov 2012	#27
Finally!	emsimon33	Nov 2012	#29
great news!!	montanto	Nov 2012	#30
About time	LibertyLover	Nov 2012	#31
About friggin time!	Scruffy Rumbler	Nov 2012	#32
FFRF was involved in the Ohio Valley recently	toby jo	Nov 2012	#33
about time...	madrchsod	Nov 2012	#35
Property Taxes	pitbullgirl1965	Nov 2012	#38
At the VERY least, that should not be an exemption	Roland99	Nov 2012	#41
agree- I know for a fact DC Catholic churches made a point of bashing Obama over the contraception/	wordpix	Nov 2012	#44
another group should sue IRS over not enforcing restrictions on "nonprofit" groups like Norquist's	wordpix	Nov 2012	#42

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