Oh here it is folks, and with GREAT joy, I hand you this bombshell on a silver platter:
IRS Probes Pastors Huckabee Endorsement
Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:05 AM from Newsmax
A Southern Baptist preacher who endorsed GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee on church letterhead said Wednesday he was being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service for mixing religion with politics.
Rev. Wiley Drake, a prominent pastor in the Southern Baptist Convention, said he received a 14-page letter from the IRS on Feb. 7.
Under federal tax law, church officials can legally discuss politics, but they cannot endorse candidates or parties without risking their tax-exempt status. Most who do so receive a warning.
On Aug. 11, Drake wrote a press release on letterhead from the First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park that announced his personal endorsement of Huckabee and asked all Southern Baptists to get behind the candidate.
"After very serious prayer and consideration, I announce today that I am going to personally endorse Mike Huckabee," the release said. "I ask all of my Southern Baptist brothers and sister to consider getting behind Mike and helping him all you can."
He continued: "I believe God has chosen Mike for such an hour, and I believe of all those running Mike Huckabee will listen to God."
The letter sent to Drake by the IRS also quoted from segments of the pastor's church-based Internet show, "The Wiley Drake Show." In the quotes, Drake endorsed Huckabee again.
Read the rest here.
All I can say is HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! I did get some pretty nasty comments to my blog entry titled: "Baptists And Evangelicals Break the Law When They Preach Huckabee From the Pulpit"
More from the article:
In September, the IRS closed a lengthy investigation of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena without revoking its tax-exempt status.
But you know, if this had been the Latter-day Saint Church - oh, the tax-exempt status would have been pulled in seconds.
Today, during a routine visit with a doctor led to a wonderful Conservative conversation. Shockingly, this doctor said that he was also supporting Governor Romney until he dropped out. He made this observation that "Mitt Romney wasn't electable because he was Mormon - that church just has too many weird ideas." Well, there was a very noticeable silence when his jaw dropped on the floor.
I made some comment about what a great influence this church has had on my life. He back peddled and made a comment that it's almost like he's "black". Then I said that at least if people said that it if they said "black", they would get in trouble, whereas, with it being "Mormon", nothing happens.
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