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To: JohnM who wrote (60329)	12/7/2002 1:33:24 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Did find this below, John. But first, you bring up Falwell and Robertson every once in awhile. You don't mean it's tit for tat, do you? I don't like those guys either. BUT, do you know how big their following is? I don't and think it's relatively small, in comparison to the US population of 288,000,000+ people. If you can find the numbers of those two groups, it would be good to know. But then, it would bring into question ALL churches where it is common practice to bring politics and religion together. Clinton did it frequently. Not by attending, but by preaching from the pulpit about voting in the upcoming election.....There is material on internet about this, and from WP type sources. Jesse Jackson does it all the time....and as far as I know, he doesn't even have a "home" church.... So YES, we should look into that. Did find this: For What Purposes May a Nonprofit Corporation be Formed? Under IRS Code 501 (c)(3) a nonprofit corporation may be formed to operate for some religious, charitable, educational, literary, or scientific purpose. These five purposes are usually included as purposes accepted by the individual states as a valid nonprofit corporate purpose. What are some of the limitations imposed upon Nonprofit Corporations? Nonprofit corporations must observe the following limitations: Pursuit of the following corporate purposes only: Charitable, educational, religious, literary, or scientific purposes. No distribution of financial gains to directors, officers or members. Corporate assets may only be distributed to another tax exempt organization upon dissolution of the nonprofit corporation. Participation in political campaigns for or against persons running for public office is prohibited. Substantial engagement in legislative political activities is forbidden. mycorporation.com >>>>>>>>>>If the National Council of Churches wishes to retain their tax status as a 501C-3.....How can they be political? <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Good question, Karen. Direct that to Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson's outfits as well. My guess is the semi serious answer involves whether they are supporting candidates rather than policies. But I really don't know. Should churches, synagogues, and mosques, pay property taxes?