Watchdog group reports church to IRS for political rally
Did this church violate the IRS code by mixing religion and politics? The Americans United for Separation of Church and State believe so, but the church says that it did not.
bq.. A religious liberty watchdog group accused the Westover Hills Church of Christ in Austin, Texas, on Friday of violating Internal Revenue Service rules by allowing the Legacy Political Action Committee to hold a fund-raiser in its sanctuary.
Rob Boston, a spokesman for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said the IRS code prohibits tax-exempt organizations, including churches, from intervening in political campaigns. The group focuses on education on the separation of church and state.
A member of Legacy PAC, which supports anti-abortion candidates, said the church had nothing to do with the event.
_”This was our event,” Bill Crocker said. “The church didn’t sponsor it in any way, shape or fashion.” Crocker said the PAC rented the church._
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To call Americans United For Separation of Church and State a religious liberty watchdog group is like calling a fox a henhouse security activist.
If it’s not a watchdog group, what would you call it?