IRS exams found nearly three out of four churches, charities and other civic groups suspected of having violated restraints on political activity in the 2004 election actually did so, the agency said Friday.
Jesus, they preach, not only wants you to love the poor--Jesus wants you to get rich, or at least to live debt free! "They" are the Christian televangelists atop the multimillion-dollar media ministries being scrutinized by Senator Charles Grassley.
Senator Charles E. Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is investigating six prominent evangelistic ministries to determine whether they have illegally used donations to finance opulent lifestyles.
Rev Wiley S Drake calls on parishoners to pray for the death of those politicians who would have the IRS probe the tax exempt status of his congregation. Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
Now is time for new committee leaders like Senator Max Baucus, D-Mont., the incoming chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, to stay on course and continue his focus on issues he's worked on with his powerful predecessor, Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa.
Whatever the reason, religious locations have doubled in a decade. As one resident put it, "If you can't find religion in Stafford, you ain't looking hard enough."Stafford's churches, which are all tax exempt, are gobbling up what little land is left for commercial development.
I think Lou may be a little off his rocker, but this could be an indication of a split between the "secure our borders now" and several conservative religious constituencies that have been helpful in keeping the Republican Party in power.
From the page: -- They are not the words one expects to hear from a politician or a Southerner, and Leonard Scarcella is both: "Our city has an excessive number of churches." --
Newly released documents in the Jack Abramoff investigation shed light on how the lobbyist secretly routed his clients' funds through tax-exempt organizations with the acquiescence of those in charge, including prominent conservative activist Grover Norquist.