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babsbunny

(8,441 posts)
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 08:36 PM Oct 2012

Americans United Urges IRS To Investigate Texas Church That Urged Votes For ‘The Mormon, Not The Mus

Americans United Urges IRS To Investigate Texas Church That Urged Votes For ‘The Mormon, Not The Muslim’

http://au.org/media/press-releases/americans-united-urges-irs-to-investigate-texas-church-that-urged-votes-for-the?utm_source=AU+main+email+list&utm_campaign=b400ba8d69-2012-10-23+Church+Urged+Votes+For+Mormon&utm_medium=email

Church-State Watchdog Says Church Marquee Constituted Illegal Election Intervention

Oct 23, 2012

A Texas church that posted a marquee message urging people to “vote for the Mormon, not the Muslim” violated federal tax law and should suffer the consequences, Americans United for Separation of Church and State told the Internal Revenue Service today.

Ray Miller, pastor of the Church in the Valley in Leakey, Texas, posted the message on the church’s marquee. The full message read, “VOTE FOR THE MORMON, NOT THE MUSLIM! THE CAPITALIST, NOT THE COMMUNIST!”

Pictures of the sign have appeared on several news website and other sources. Miller told a Texas television station that he displayed the sign because “he feels strongly about the election.”

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Americans United Urges IRS To Investigate Texas Church That Urged Votes For ‘The Mormon, Not The Mus (Original Post) babsbunny Oct 2012 OP
GOOD ONE! See their 'ratings' page! CurtEastPoint Oct 2012 #1
Every church that involves itself in politics, no matter how small the involvement DonRedwood Oct 2012 #2
Now investigate all of the others! n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #3

DonRedwood

(4,359 posts)
2. Every church that involves itself in politics, no matter how small the involvement
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 08:48 PM
Oct 2012

should lose their tax exempt status.

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