CREW Files Second Complaint Against Living Word Christian Center

[Judi Lynn]

CREW Files Second Complaint Against Living Word Christian Center

CREW Files Second Complaint against Living Word Christian Center

WASHINGTON - February 8 - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service against the Living Word Christian Center (LWCC), in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. This is the second complaint CREW has filed against the LWCC.

CREW’s complaint alleges that the LWCC, organized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), has engaged in illegal financial transactions with LWCC’s senior pastor and founder, James "Mac" Hammond, in which Hammond has profited from the church’s activities. Hammond and his wife are two of the seven members of the LWCC’s board of trustees, making them “insiders” under federal tax law. Tax law prohibits insiders from benefitting from a 501(c)(3) organization.

Loan documents given to CREW by the blog Minnesota Monitor show that LWCC showered Hammond with favorable financial deals, including a scheme under which Hammond purchased a plane, partially on credit, from the church and then leased it back. The church then paid Hammond twice the amount per month to rent the plane that Hammond paid the church to buy it.

In addition, the plane remained in Hammond’s possession while the church paid all of the related expenses, including rent to store the plane in Hammond’s own hangar.
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http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/0208-10.htm

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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Associated Press Picks up the Mac Hammond Story
Group files complaint church over Bachmann appearance
by Fred Frommer, Associated Press
October 17, 2006
Washington — (AP) A watchdog group filed a complaint with the IRS Tuesday against a Minnesota church, claiming the pastor violated the church's tax-exempt status by endorsing GOP congressional candidate Michele Bachmann Saturday night.

An official from the church, Living Word Christian Center in Brooklyn Park, said Tuesday that the pastor "misunderstood IRS guidelines" and promised it wouldn't happen again. But the Washington watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, said it would not rescind the complaint.

Bachmann, who is running against Democrat Patty Wetterling in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District, told parishioners at the church on Saturday that God had called on her to run for Congress, according to a video of her appearance posted on YouTube by "Dump Bachmann Blog." She also said that God is now specifically focused on her race.

When he introduced Bachmann, Pastor Mac Hammond said that the church could not endorse any candidate.
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http://dumpbachmann.blogspot.com/2006/10/associated-press-picks-up-mac-hammond.html





Want to watch "Today's Minute" with Pastor Mac Hammond?
http://www.mac-hammond.org/HOME/index.cfm?CFID=183085&CFTOKEN=d85d07ec73748ba1-A308128E-1372-5199-B12C29A31CAB2BF3&jsessionid=f8307bdc357a27169623

[BOSSHOG]

1. Oh, there must be some mistake

these are good "christian" people who would never do anything untoward. As the good pastor said he just misunderstood. Who would think that a good "christian" minister would do such a thing. Why its like suggesting that a preacher would hire a homosexual prostitute. For years. It just doesn't happen.

[Ken Burch]

2. Of course it doesn't...

...but I'll keep checking back in this thread to see how the beaver works into this story.
:wow:

[Judi Lynn]

3. Heh, heh. I was looking for something which reminded me of their chipmunk smiles.

Was actually aiming for a more chipmunk-like critter, but grabbed this critter as it seems to resemble them.

http://wilfward.org.uk:8080/assets/system.image_vault/chipmunk.jpg

[Ken Burch]

5. I'd suggest "Hammy" from OVER THE HEDGE...

n/t.

[patrice]

4. Hey!! Money is God's blessing on the virtuous!! How dare CREW question God!!!

:sarcasm:

[Ken Burch]

6. For a second there, I thought you wrote

"God's money is on the virtous"!

[patrice]

7. Probably because you are scanning, instead of actually reading.

A habit I've noticed that I have now too, likely the effect of spending lots of time on the internet.

[Ian David]

8. Isn't Bachman the one who tried to molest Bush at The SOTU? n/t