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In the discussion thread: FFRF sues IRS to enforce church electioneering ban [View all]

Response to Major Nikon (Reply #18)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 02:47 PM

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24. I'm referring to 501(c)(3) organizations that violate the conditions of their tax-exempt status

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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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