Dobson-affiliated church group encourages breaking the law, endorsing candidates from the pulpit

[Union Label]

When I saw the title of this article I was fucking furious. When these fundy fuckers preach their crap from a TAX EXEMPT pulpit I just want to puke, as far as I'm concerned I'd like to see all tax exemption removed from fucking churches.

In 2006, Pastor Mac Hammond stood up before his Living Word Christian Center audience in Brooklyn Park and said, “I can tell you personally that I’m going to vote for Michele Bachmann, because I’ve come to know her, what she stands for.” That speech prompted the attention of the Internal Revenue Service for violation of the church’s tax exempt status. The IRS sent the church a letter telling the church it cannot endorse politicians from the pulpit. Despite ample evidence that suggested Hammond knew that what he was doing was illegal, the case was closed.

Now an Arizona-based front group for the religious empire of James (Focus on the Family) Dobson, the Alliance Defense Fund, is encouraging en masse violation of the IRS rule that prohibits clergy from endorsing political candidates. They’re asking ministers of kindred spirit across the country to endorse presidential candidates on Sunday, September 28.
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2008/09/13/preachers-revolt-dobson-affiliated-church-group-encourages-breaking-law-endorsing#

[lligrd]

1. Just Following The Other Bush Doctrine Of Flaunting The Law nt

[MikeNearMcChord]

2. Fine we need the tax money. It will help pay down the debt

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Agreed

[NC_Nurse]

3. Just hand over the tax dollars and you can do that all day long.

[tanyev]

4. That might be a good weekend to go visit your local fundie church.

Recording device at the ready, of course.