Pastors preached from the pulpit on Sunday, September 26, 2010 challenging the IRS to try to enforce a law that non-profit tax-exempt entities cannot:<br />
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<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><em><strong>&nbsp;&ldquo;participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.&rdquo;</strong></em></span><br />
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If this provision is violated the church can be penalized by losing their &ldquo;tax-exempt&rdquo; status.<br />
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For on this link click on <a href="http://thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/4691-pulpit-freedom-sunday-confronts-irs"><span style="font-size: small;"><em><strong>&ldquo;Pulpit Freedom Sunday Confronts IRS,&rdquo;</strong></em></span></a> Written by Bob Adelmann for an article explaining the event, its history, and why our Freedom of Speech is in jeopardy.<br />
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