Free Congress Foundation Paul Weyrich December 9, 2005
The scene was at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, California on the Sunday before the Presidential election. Reverend George F. Regas preached a sermon entitled, “If Jesus debated Senator Kerry and President Bush.” Father Regas, it would seem, gave the debate to Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA) because in that priest’s view Kerry’s views were more in line with those of Jesus Christ than were those of the President.
Someone complained to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the IRS has threatened to take away the tax- exempt status of All Saints based upon that sermon. The Internal Revenue code states that section 50l(c)(3) organizations (such as a church) are “prohibited from participating or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of, or opposition to, any candidate.”
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