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May 22nd, 2008

IRS Gives Obama’s Church the “All Clear” Following Investigation

The Internal Revenue Service has concluded that Senator Barack Obama’s church, the United Church of Christ, did not violate nonprofit tax laws when Senator Obama addressed the denomination’s 50th anniversary General Synod in June 2007.
You may recall that the IRS was investigating the denomination claiming that it had “reasonable belief” that the circumstances surrounding the […]

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March 5th, 2008

Obama’s Church Gets a Little Help From the Man Upstairs

No, not that man upstairs. I mean Seth P. Waxman, a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
Waxman’s firm has agreed to represent the United Church of Christ on a pro bono basis during the IRS investigation of the church’s tax-exempt status. The entire denomination’s status is at risk due to the […]

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February 29th, 2008

Obama’s Speech Interests IRS

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The IRS is serious about the rules which prohibit non-profit organizations, including churches, from supporting candidates or political parties.
Just a few week after the IRS mailed a lengthy letter to First Baptist Church of Buena Park pastor Wiley S. Drake advising that he was being […]

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