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    From Ross Sauer@1:123/789 to All on Sun Jan 24 20:02:27 2010
    Now only if the US's IRS would show some guts and do the same to the
    "Jesus is republican" churches.

    Canadian IRS Strips Church of Charitable Status Because of Political
    Advocacy Activites

    Sunday, January 24, 2010

    The Kings Glory Fellowship Association, a non-denominational Protestant
    group in Calgary was told by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that based
    on spending too much of its time advocating on social issues like
    abortion and marriage, they could no longer issue charitable receipts.

    Could this be how the IRS responds to the more than 70,000 written
    complaints against the Mormon Church over its political activities on
    such issues as Proposition 8, the antigay marriage ballot measure that successfully repealed marriage equality in California?

    The Calgary church lost its charitable status in part because it spent
    more than 10% of its time on "non-partisan political activities and
    therefore strayed into activities "outside its stated purpose."

    "We note the members of the Board of Directors espouse strong negative
    views about sensitive and controversial issues, which may also be viewed
    as political, such as abortion, homosexuality, divorce, etc."

    In the United States, the IRS expressly restricts political activity by churches who receive tax exemptions, but the laws are largely ignored or unenforced. Along with all the other civil rights the LGBT community is
    denied, we're expected to pay for our own public lynching too. According
    to the Mormon Church, they have raised a staggering $6,727,964.43 to
    support California's Proposition 8.

    Back in 1978, the IRS was asked to look into the tax exemption of the
    Mormon Church based on church beliefs that Blacks were inherently
    inferior and not suited to hold leadership roles. A revelation suddenly
    bolted from Salt Lake City claiming God determined that Black people
    were not longer inferior and the IRS inquiry quickly went away.

    http://fromtheleft.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/canada-revenue-agency- strips-church-of-charitable-status-because-of-political-advocacy-
    activites

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  • From Ed Hulett@1:123/789 to Ross Sauer on Sun Jan 24 22:41:08 2010
    Ross Sauer -> All wrote:
    Now only if the US's IRS would show some guts and do the same to the "Jesus is republican" churches.

    You are an idiot.

    Canadian IRS Strips Church of Charitable Status Because of Political Advocacy Activites

    Sunday, January 24, 2010

    The Kings Glory Fellowship Association, a non-denominational Protestant group in Calgary was told by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that based
    on spending too much of its time advocating on social issues like
    abortion and marriage, they could no longer issue charitable receipts.

    Could this be how the IRS responds to the more than 70,000 written complaints against the Mormon Church over its political activities on
    such issues as Proposition 8, the antigay marriage ballot measure that successfully repealed marriage equality in California?

    The laws in Canada and the laws in the US are different. Your ignorance and that of the author of this screed is duly noted.

    [big snip]

    http://fromtheleft.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/canada-revenue-agency- strips-church-of-charitable-status-because-of-political-advocacy- activites

    Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

    You idiots on the left are hilarious, quoting each other like you have something important to say.

    Ed

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  • From Bob Ackley@1:300/3 to Ed Hulett on Mon Jan 25 05:36:28 2010
    Replying to a message of Ed Hulett to Ross Sauer:

    Ross Sauer -> All wrote:
    Now only if the US's IRS would show some guts and do the
    same to the "Jesus is republican" churches.

    You are an idiot.

    Canadian IRS Strips Church of Charitable Status Because of
    Political Advocacy Activites

    Actually *ALL* churches (Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Mormon) should
    not be tax exempt. The only exception(s) I would make would be for church run hospitals and schools - and then only for those activities directly related to those
    hospitals and schools.

    Hospitals perform a valuable public function, and church-run schools take some of the
    load off of the public school system.

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  • From Ross Sauer@1:123/789 to Bob Ackley on Tue Jan 26 12:20:07 2010
    "Bob Ackley -> Ed Hulett" <1:300/3> wrote in
    news:10695$HOLYSMOKE@JamNNTPd:

    Canadian IRS Strips Church of Charitable Status Because of
    Political Advocacy Activites

    Actually *ALL* churches (Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and
    Mormon) should
    not be tax exempt. The only exception(s) I would make would be for
    church run hospitals and schools - and then only for those activities directly related to those
    hospitals and schools.

    Hospitals perform a valuable public function, and church-run schools
    take some of the
    load off of the public school system.

    US churches have taken the religious tax exemption and drove it into the
    sewer.

    The IRS only gets involved in the most egregious cases, and even then they
    back off of stiffer penalties against religions.

    They also caved in to political and personal pressure by giving that
    exemption to the Scientologists.

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  • From Ed Hulett@1:123/789 to Bob Ackley on Tue Jan 26 14:32:16 2010
    Bob Ackley -> Ed Hulett wrote:
    Replying to a message of Ed Hulett to Ross Sauer:

    Ross Sauer -> All wrote:
    Now only if the US's IRS would show some guts and do the
    same to the "Jesus is republican" churches.

    You are an idiot.

    Canadian IRS Strips Church of Charitable Status Because of
    Political Advocacy Activites

    Actually *ALL* churches (Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and
    Mormon) should
    not be tax exempt. The only exception(s) I would make would be for
    church run
    hospitals and schools - and then only for those activities directly related to those
    hospitals and schools.

    Hospitals perform a valuable public function, and church-run schools
    take some of the
    load off of the public school system.

    Thank you for your input.

    Ed

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    entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world
    disagrees with it." --Jewish philosopher Maimonides (1135-1204)

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  • From Ed Hulett@1:123/789 to Ross Sauer on Tue Jan 26 14:34:16 2010
    Ross Sauer -> Bob Ackley wrote:
    "Bob Ackley -> Ed Hulett" <1:300/3> wrote in news:10695$HOLYSMOKE@JamNNTPd:

    Canadian IRS Strips Church of Charitable Status Because of
    Political Advocacy Activites

    Actually *ALL* churches (Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and
    Mormon) should
    not be tax exempt. The only exception(s) I would make would be for
    church run hospitals and schools - and then only for those activities
    directly related to those
    hospitals and schools.

    Hospitals perform a valuable public function, and church-run schools
    take some of the
    load off of the public school system.

    US churches have taken the religious tax exemption and drove it into the sewer.

    Really? How so?

    The IRS only gets involved in the most egregious cases, and even then they back off of stiffer penalties against religions.

    Really? Do you have some cites?

    They also caved in to political and personal pressure by giving that exemption to the Scientologists.

    Uh... you best check you facts.

    Ed

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    entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world
    disagrees with it." --Jewish philosopher Maimonides (1135-1204)

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