All Saints Church asks for contributions to fight IRS

[El Supremo]

Pasadena's All Saints Episcopal parish board challenges a request to turn over documents in a case over a 2004 antiwar sermon.
By Louis Sahagun, Times Staff Writer
September 22, 2006

A liberal Pasadena church on Thursday declared that it will refuse to comply with an IRS investigation into its tax-exemption status launched after a guest speaker was critical of President Bush in a sermon.

At a news conference attended by 50 cheering supporters gathered before the marble altar at All Saints Episcopal Church, the Rev. Ed Bacon said his 3,500-member congregation did not violate tax regulations barring tax-exempt organizations from endorsing or opposing candidates when a former rector, George F. Regas, criticized the Bush administration two days before the 2004 presidential election.

http://www.latimes.com/business/taxes/la-me-allsaints22sep22,1,5383434.story?coll=la-headlines-business-taxes


All Saints Church will challenge in a court of law the two IRS summonses served on the church and Ed Bacon last Friday. The vestry voted unanimously this morning in favor of the decision.

Now that we have decided to challenge the IRS summonses in court, the legal cost will be high. If you are interested in making a donation to the All Saints Legal Defense Fund or in becoming a Solidarity Member of All Saints Church , please make out your check to "All Saints Church" and send it to 132 North Euclid Ave., Pasadena, CA. 91101, and please indicate "All Saints Defense Fund" or "Solidarity Membership" in the memo space. For more information on "Solidarity Membership" please email [e-mail] and please write "Solidarity Membership" in the subject line.

Thank you so much for your overwhelming support and encouragement.

http://www.allsaints-pas.org/all_saints_church.htm

[gademocrat7]

1. Rev. Ed Bacon is a good friend of my husband.

They were in college together at Mercer University in Macon Georgia. They need our help people.