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"Fredric L. Rice" |
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16 Nov 2005 05:14:09 AM |
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Letter to IRS over Pasadena church probe |
Posted on Tue, Nov. 15, 2005
Congressman sends letter to IRS over Pasadena church probe
CHRISTINA ALMEIDA
Associated Press
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/special_packages/iraq/13175645..htm
LOS ANGELES - Rep. Adam Schiff called on the Internal Revenue Service
Tuesday to explain its inquiry regarding a prominent liberal church that
could lose its tax-exempt status for an anti-war sermon given days before
the 2004 election.
In a letter to the IRS, Schiff, D-Pasadena, wrote that the agency's actions
regarding All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena "appear to be wholly
unwarranted" and based largely on published reports.
He requested the IRS provide his office with details regarding its
inquiries involving tax-exempt organizations. In particular, Schiff wants
to know how many involve claims of political activity criticizing President
Bush or promoting administration policies.
"I want to make sure IRS investigations of churches are not being performed
with a political agenda in mind," Schiff said in a telephone interview from
Washington, D.C.
At issue is whether there was an explicit or implicit endorsement contained
within a sermon given two days before the election by the Rev. George F.
Regas.
Regas did not urge parishioners to support President Bush or Sen. John
Kerry, D-Mass., but he was critical of the Iraq war and Bush's tax cuts.
The church first received word of the IRS inquiry in June and was told by
the agency the case would be dropped if the church admitted crossing the
line and vowed never to do so again, according to Rector Ed Bacon.
"I do not believe that Rev. Regas relinquished his First Amendment rights
when he became a clergyman, nor that the church should be at risk of losing
its tax-exemption when its clergy or congregants comment on public
matters," Schiff wrote in the letter, which was also sent to Treasury
Secretary John W. Snow.
Schiff said he was considering whether to request a former congressional
inquiry.
The IRS has declined comment on the All Saints matter but has provided a
fact sheet detailing its policies regarding political activities by
tax-exempt organizations.
In October 2004, the IRS said it had reviewed information alleging improper
political intervention by more than 100 charities, churches and tax-exempt
groups for the year.
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Yes, George W. Bush is a mass murdering Christian butcher. GET OVER IT!!!
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| User: "JTEM" |
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| Title: Re: Letter to IRS over Pasadena church probe |
16 Nov 2005 06:55:25 AM |
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"Fredric L. Rice" <FRice@SkepticTank.ORG> wrote
Regas did not urge parishioners to support President Bush
or Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., but he was critical of the
Iraq war and Bush's tax cuts.
Under federal law, U.S. churches (and various other non-profit
groups) are not allowed to be critical of any issue which the
Bush administration or Republican party endorses.
Attacking issues most closely associated with the Democrats,
on the other hand, is manditory.
One example is abortion rights. Another is gay marriage (even
though no Democratic candidate for President has ever supported
gay marriage).
As Republicans claim these issues as their own, it is the
responsibility of every church to applaud the Republicans, by
name, at every opportunity.
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| User: "Fredric L. Rice" |
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| Title: Re: Letter to IRS over Pasadena church probe |
16 Nov 2005 04:16:01 PM |
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"JTEM" <gymraven@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Fredric L. Rice" <FRice@SkepticTank.ORG> wrote
Regas did not urge parishioners to support President Bush
or Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., but he was critical of the
Iraq war and Bush's tax cuts.
Under federal law, U.S. churches (and various other non-profit
groups) are not allowed to be critical of any issue which the
Bush administration or Republican party endorses.
Wrong.
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http://www.ElmerFudd.US/ http://www.rightard.org/ http://www.thedarkwind.org/
Yes, George W. Bush is a mass murdering Christian butcher. GET OVER IT!!!
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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| Title: Re: Letter to IRS over Pasadena church probe |
16 Nov 2005 09:37:42 AM |
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"Fredric L. Rice" <FRice@SkepticTank.ORG> wrote in message
news:11nlg0e2rvm0s27@corp.supernews.com...
Posted on Tue, Nov. 15, 2005
Congressman sends letter to IRS over Pasadena church probe
CHRISTINA ALMEIDA
Associated Press
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/special_packages/iraq/13175645..htm
LOS ANGELES - Rep. Adam Schiff called on the Internal Revenue Service
Tuesday to explain its inquiry regarding a prominent liberal church that
could lose its tax-exempt status for an anti-war sermon given days before
the 2004 election.
Gee, I've never known the IRS to explain anything. Why make an exception for
this idiot?
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Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
http://www.ashenempires.com
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| User: "MrEye" |
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| Title: Re: Letter to IRS over Pasadena church probe |
16 Nov 2005 06:08:10 PM |
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On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 03:37:42 -0600, Denis Loubet wrote:
"Fredric L. Rice" <FRice@SkepticTank.ORG> wrote in message
news:11nlg0e2rvm0s27@corp.supernews.com...
Posted on Tue, Nov. 15, 2005
Congressman sends letter to IRS over Pasadena church probe
CHRISTINA ALMEIDA
Associated Press
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/special_packages/iraq/13175645..htm
LOS ANGELES - Rep. Adam Schiff called on the Internal Revenue Service
Tuesday to explain its inquiry regarding a prominent liberal church that
could lose its tax-exempt status for an anti-war sermon given days before
the 2004 election.
Gee, I've never known the IRS to explain anything. Why make an exception for
this idiot?
I wonder why conservatives resort to name calling? I hear it way too
often. Is it the lack of intelligence?
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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| Title: Re: Letter to IRS over Pasadena church probe |
16 Nov 2005 08:37:17 PM |
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"MrEye" <MrEye@no-email.org> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.11.16.18.08.08.160740@no-email.org...
On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 03:37:42 -0600, Denis Loubet wrote:
"Fredric L. Rice" <FRice@SkepticTank.ORG> wrote in message
news:11nlg0e2rvm0s27@corp.supernews.com...
Posted on Tue, Nov. 15, 2005
Congressman sends letter to IRS over Pasadena church probe
CHRISTINA ALMEIDA
Associated Press
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/special_packages/iraq/13175645..htm
LOS ANGELES - Rep. Adam Schiff called on the Internal Revenue Service
Tuesday to explain its inquiry regarding a prominent liberal church that
could lose its tax-exempt status for an anti-war sermon given days
before
the 2004 election.
Gee, I've never known the IRS to explain anything. Why make an exception
for
this idiot?
I wonder why conservatives resort to name calling? I hear it way too
often. Is it the lack of intelligence?
They resort to name calling because they have no rational arguments. I
wouldn't say it's because of a lack of intelligence, but rather a lack of
any ethical foundation whatsoever.
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
http://www.ashenempires.com
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