Posted on 05/03/2013 9:35:10 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne
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2013-05-03
"RENDER UNTO CAESAR ..."
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The "strategic goal" of the pro-gay-marriage-farce movement is "NOT" about homosexual marriage or child adoption.
All of that is a political smokescreen for the Low-Information-Voters ... which by the way ... including MILLIONS of Twenty-Somethings (like my four adult children) who know NOTHING of history and DESTRUCTION of a nation.
The real goal of the pro-gay-marriage-farce movement is to create a Perfect Storm to REMOVE the Churches' IRS 501 C-3 tax-exempt status.
This SATANIC PERFECT STORM is designed to force genuine Christian Churches into FINANCIAL POVERTY by having their (idolatrous) IRS 501 C-3 tax-exempt status revoked.
"IF" the U.S. Supreme Court ever declares "homosexual marriage" to be a FEDERAL RIGHT ... similar to Roe vs. Wade ...
"THEN" U.S. Churches that are tax-exempt (under IRS 501 C-3) and are FEDERAL CONTRACTORS ... will be OBLIGATED to "honor" the U.S. Federal Government's policies towards "homosexual marriage".
It will be a repeat of the U.S. Supreme Court's REMOVAL of the tax-exempt status of Bob Jones University in 1973 because Bob Jones University refused to allow inter-racial dating and marriage.
Christian churches will be given the FEDERAL ULTIMATUM to either "Serve The LORD God or Mammon" ...
to either HONOR "homosexual marriage" ...
or to HONOR the Scriptures.
HOW MANY of your churches' congregation WILL LEAVE if they can no longer use their Tithes and Offerings as a TAX-DEDUCTION on their annual IRS tax forms ?
Far too many ... too many indeed ...
How many churches tell the U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT to "Go To Hell" and GLADLY ABANDON their IRS 501 C-3 tax-exemption-subsidy and instead HONOR God's Word ?
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Now ... it might come as a surprise if I stated that American Church Tax-Exempt status is EVIL - EVIL - EVIL.
Did Jesus Christ pay His "federal tax bill" to Caesar ?
YES.
Did Jesus Christ VOLUNTARILY AGREE with Julius Caesar to "keep His sermons" away from political issues ... in exchange for a government subsidy ?
NO.
What about the Apostles Peter and Paul ? Did they ASK CAESAR for a golden government subsidy to either:
1) Feed the Christian Church's Widows and Orphans
2) Send Missionaries across the Globe to Preach the Gospel
3) Help pay their Churches' electric bill ?
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WHERE and WHEN do you think America's church tax-exempt status came from ?
Have you been FOOLED or LIED TO thinking that America's Founding Fathers invented church tax-exempt status ?
Have you NEVER been told the TRUTH ?
That the U.S. Congressed passed the FIRST church tax-exempt status law in 1934 ...
to FINANCIALLY PUNISH American Christian churches that had helped enact the "Constitutional Amendment" for Prohibition in 1919.
Congresses' 1934 legislation PROHIBITED churches from working to enact Legislation, in exchange for "thirty pieces of silver" of political hush money.
In 1964 President L.B. Johnson further ENSLAVED the churches' political activity by PROHIBITING churches from endorsing Candidates for Elected Office.
Some American Churches REFUSE to worship Satan's tempting FINANCIAL GIFT of tax-exempt status ...
because these churches want their church Pastors and Leaders to PREACH WITH COMPLETE FREEDOM.
What about your church ?
Do YOU fellow Christian ... have the courage to give your pastor a copy of IRS 501 C-3 ?
Do YOU fellow Christian ... believe that Jesus Christ is "so very pathetically weak" that He can't perform miracles WITHOUT the U.S. Government's 30-pieces of silver ?
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If "The Lord God" is apparently not answering Christian's prayers for the political salvation for America ...
then a "major part of that reason" is IRS 501 (c)(3) ...
where (secular) "church corporations" sell their soul (silence from the pulpit) in exchange for the IRS's "thirty-pieces of tax exempt staus" silver ...
and that's a "fact" .
Church "tax emempt status" is a VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT where a chuch VOLUNTARILY agrees to accept IRS silver in exchange of "political silence" ...
All the "great" American churches do it ... Pat "Korean War Coimbat Veteran" Robertson ...
San Antonio's Hagee ... Olsteen ... Billy Graham ...
all of them ...
Just attend your church's next congregational business meeting ... passing out copies of IRS 501 (c)(3) ...
and see how FAST you are ESCORTED out the door ...
with "extreme prejudice" ...
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"Federal Contract" IRS 501(c)(3) -- Source: Wikipedia
501(c)(3)501(c)(3) exemptions apply to corporations, and any community chest, fund, cooperating association or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes, to foster national or international amateur sports competition, to promote the arts, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.[7][8]
These bodies are often referred to in shorthand form as "Friends of" organizations.[9][10][11][12][13]
Another provision, 26 U.S.C. § 170, provides a deduction, for federal income tax purposes, for some donors who make charitable contributions to most types of 501(c)(3) organizations, among others.
Regulations specify which such deductions must be verifiable to be allowed (e.g., receipts for donations over $250).
Due to the tax deductions associated with donations, loss of 501(c)(3) status can be highly challenging to a charity's continued operation, as many foundations and corporate matching programs do not grant funds to a charity without such status, and individual donors often do not donate to such a charity due to the unavailability of the deduction.
Testing for public safety is described under section 509(a)(4) of the code, which makes the organization a public charity and not a private foundation,[14] but contributions to 509(a)(4) organizations are not deductible by the donor for federal income, estate, or gift tax purposes.
The two exempt classifications of 501(c)(3) organizations are as follows:[15]
A public charity, identified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as "not a private foundation," normally receives a substantial part of its income, directly or indirectly, from the general public or from the government.
The public support must be fairly broad, not limited to a few individuals or families.
Public charities are defined in the Internal Revenue Code under sections 509(a)(1) through 509(a)(4).
A private foundation, sometimes called a non-operating foundation, receives most of its income from investments and endowments.
This income is used to make grants to other organizations, rather than being dispersed directly for charitable activities.
Private foundations are defined in the Internal Revenue Code under section 509(a) as 501(c)(3) organizations, which do not qualify as public charities.
Before donating to a 501(c)(3) organization, a donor may wish to review IRS Publication 78, which lists organizations currently exempt under 501(c)(3).[16]
Donors may also verify 501(c)(3) organizations on the web-based, searchable IRS list of charitable organizations[17] as well as on lists maintained by the states, typically on states' Departments of Justice websites.
Churches, however, have specific requirements to obtain and maintain tax exempt status; these are outlined in IRS Publication 1828: Tax guide for churches and religious organizations.[18]
This guide clearly outlines activities allowed and not allowed by churches under the 501(c)(3) designation.
A private, nonprofit organization, GuideStar, also provides reputable and detailed results for web-based searching to verify information on 501(c)(3) organizations.[19]
Consumers may file IRS Form 13909 with documentation to complain about inappropriate or fradulent (i.e., fundraising, political campaigning, lobbying) activities by any 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.[20]
Obtaining status:
Most organizations acquire 501(c)(3) tax exemption by filing IRS Form 1023.
The form must be accompanied by a $850 filing fee if the yearly gross receipts for the organization are expected to average $10,000 or more.[21][22]
If yearly gross receipts are expected to average less than $10,000, the filing fee is reduced to $400.[21][22]
There are some classes of organizations that automatically are treated as tax exempt under 501(c)(3), without the need to file Form 1023:
Churches, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions or associations of churches[23]
Organizations that are not private foundations and that have gross receipts that normally are not more than $5,000[24]
The IRS also expects to release a software tool called Cyber Assistant, which will assist with preparation of the application for tax exemption.
But as of late 2011 the agency has stated "Software testing revealed problems requiring correction prior to public launch, and the IRS had to delay the release.
Because the IRS must balance a number of competing information technology needs, we cannot presently predict when Cyber Assistant will be available."[25]
Political activity:
Section 501(c)(3) organizations are subject to limits or absolute prohibitions on engaging in political activities and risk loss of status as tax exempt status if violated.[26]
ElectionsOrganizations described in section 501(c)(3) are prohibited from conducting political campaign activities to intervene in elections to public office.[27]
The Internal Revenue Service website elaborates upon this prohibition as follows:
Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office.
Contributions to political campaign funds or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign activity.
Violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes.
Certain activities or expenditures may not be prohibited depending on the facts and circumstances.
For example, certain voter education activities (including presenting public forums and publishing voter education guides) conducted in a non-partisan manner do not constitute prohibited political campaign activity.
In addition, other activities intended to encourage people to participate in the electoral process, such as voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives, would not be prohibited political campaign activity if conducted in a non-partisan manner.
On the other hand, voter education or registration activities with evidence of bias that (a) would favor one candidate over another; (b) oppose a candidate in some manner; or (c) have the effect of favoring a candidate or group of candidates, will constitute prohibited participation or intervention.
The Internal Revenue Service provides resources to exempt organizations and the public to help them understand the prohibition.
As part of its examination program, the IRS also monitors whether organizations are complying with the prohibition.
Lobbying:
In contrast to the absolute prohibition on political campaign interventions by all section 501(c)(3) organizations, public charities (but not private foundations) may conduct a limited amount of lobbying to influence legislation.
Although the law states that "No substantial part..." of a public charity's activities can go to lobbying, charities with large budgets may lawfully expend a million dollars (under the "expenditure" test), or more (under the "substantial part" test) per year on lobbying.[28]
To clarify the standard of the "substantial part" test, Congress enacted §501 (h) (called the Conable election after its author Representative Barber Conable). The section establishes limits based on operating budget that a charity can use to determine if it meets the substantial test.
This changes the prohibition against direct intervention in partisan contests only for lobbying.
The organization is now presumed in compliance with the substantiality test if they work within the limits. The Conable Election requires a charity to file a declaration with the IRS and file a functional distribution of funds spreadsheet with their Form 990.
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I concur. No tax breaks for churches and the government can’t complain when we have much more Christian activism from the pews and sermons.
Satan devised that scheme, and it waters down the message and attempts to eliminates us as the salt of the earth.
The money given to the Churches has been taxed already.
The clergy were the professionals who were most consistently Whigs. They and the doctors etc. Washington could not have held on in New Jersey but for the intelligence given him by the Presbyterial preachers.
BTTT
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