(IRS) Well, that didn’t take long! Three key House Republicans are demanding that J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration (TIGTA), investigate the recent IRS decision to deny a faith group’s tax-exemption application because prayer allegedly helps Republicans.
As this column previously reported — “Lois Lerner is BAACCCKKK!!!” — Stephen Martin, who succeeded Lerner as chief of the Exempt Organizations Division of the IRS, denied the application of Christians Engaged because prayer and Bible study benefit the GOP: “You do not qualify as an organization described in IRS Section 501(c)(3). You engage in prohibited political campaign intervention … You are also not operated exclusively for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of Section 50l (c)(3), because you operate for a substantial non-exempt private purpose and for the private interests of the D party … “… you educate believers on national issues that are central to their belief in the Bible as the inerrant Word of God. Specifically, you educate Christians on what the Bible says in areas where they can be instrumental including the areas of sanctity of life, the definition of marriage, biblical justice, freedom of speech, defense, and borders and immigration, U.S. and Israel relations. The Bible teachings are typically affiliated with the D party and candidates. This disqualifies you from exemption under lRC Section 50I(c)(3).” As I said before, I am not making this up. Martin really did say that. So now Rep. Jim Jordan, the fiery Ohio Republican who is the […]
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