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- From: owen@autodesk.com (D. Owen Rowley)
- Newsgroups: talk.abortion,alt.politics.homosexuality,talk.religion.misc
- Subject: Re: So Forgach Supports Shutting Down Catholic masses
- Message-ID: <18445@autodesk.COM>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 19:10:05 GMT
- References: <1993Jan15.213931.6687@noao.edu> <90457@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM> <C15zAB.AGM@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
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- In article <C15zAB.AGM@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, creps@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Stephen A. Creps) writes:
- > In article <18429@autodesk.COM> owen@autodesk.com (D. Owen Rowley) writes:
- > >The Catholic church is in direct violation of the Tax codes that
- > >give it exemption from taxation. As a religious tax exempt
- > >corporation, they are specifically prohibitted from direct lobbying
- > >of adherants or officials for political purposes.
-
- > Are you sure you aren't just making this up? The way I understand
- > the tax code, churches may not endorse or oppose political candidates,
- > but may do so as far as concerns other political issues, such as
- > proposed laws.
-
- Churches are given tax exemption as 503c corporations.
- if you are interested you can call the IRS and have them send you
- the relevant documents that describe the differences between
- a religious tax exemption and a non-religious one.
-
- > >The church may set whatever standards they wish for their moral code,
- > >but they may not engage in poilitical activities that range beyond
- > >their front doors.
-
- > According to you and who else?
-
- Go look it up.
- LUX ./. owen
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