First, they came for the Episcopalians

[LuckyTheDog]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/16/ap/politics/printableD8K65BG85.shtml

AP) The Internal Revenue Service has ordered a prominent liberal church to turn over documents and e-mails it produced during the 2004 election year that contain references to political candidates.

The IRS is investigating whether All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena violated the federal tax code when its former rector, Rev. George F. Regas, delivered an anti-war sermon on the eve of the last presidential election.

Tax-exempt organizations are barred from intervening in political campaigns and elections, and the church could lose its tax-exempt status.

Rev. Ed Bacon received a summons Thursday ordering the church to present any politically charged sermons, newsletters and electronic communications by Sept 29.

[Che_Nuevara]

1. ......

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[cspanlovr]

2. Shhhh....don't speak of the Prince of Peace in church....pass it on.

[LuckyTheDog]

4. No shit

When a fucking CHRISTIAN MINISTER can't preach peace... then we've gone just a bit too far down the slippery slope toward fascism.

[AlinPA]

3. .....while Falwell, Robertson and the rest of the pigs and their so called

"Evangelical Christian" churches preach the republican messages from their pulpits and do their right wing politicking with their bibles and ugly campaigns.

[Jackpine Radical]

5. The priest in a local Catholic church threatened to withhold

communion from anyone who voted for Kerry because of the abortion issue.

[kestrel91316]

6. I guess we have "freedom of religion" in America.................

as long as it's the CORRECT religion. And Episcopalianism appears NOT to be the correct one.

[Catshrink]

7. But it's okay for the fucking fundies to promote dimson?

Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, etc. were all on the jackass's bandwagon. Do they have to turn over records, too?

[indepat]

8. Way to go George, big man on campus when I was a freshman, still a big

man, now in the world.

[nealmhughes]

9. They had better add in most of the Methodists, the ECLA (now in full

communion with the Episcopal Church) and the Mennonites, Amish, etc. if they want to attack a generic anti-war speech from the pulpit. I have followed the articles and the rector did not endorse or fail to endorse any candidate in his sermon, by the way. Our clergy are smart enough to know when to they cross the line, and the bishops keep them in line.