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Religion See other Religion Articles Title: CAUGHT ON TAPE: IRS Tells Conservative Group – You Have to Keep Your Beliefs to Yourself (Audio) CAUGHT ON TAPE: IRS Tells Conservative Group You Have to Keep Your Beliefs to Yourself (Audio) Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, June 10, 2013, 8:07 PM The IRS told a conservative group legally applying for tax-exempt status to keep your beliefs to yourself The conservative group had to wait two and a half years for their tax-exempt status. Life News reported: Alliance Defending Freedom, a pro-life legal group, made the audio available today of IRS officials telling a group that provides support to women in abusive pregnancy situations to keep its faith to itself. In the recorded phone conversation, an IRS agent lectures the president of the organization about forcing its religion and beliefs on others and inaccurately explains that the group must remain neutral on issues such as abortion. ADF is providing legal representation for the group which did not receive its tax-exempt status until last week after waiting nearly two and a half years after applying for it. ADF tells LifeNews that, in January 2011, Pro-Life Revolution, which operates from Texas under all three purposes for whcih religious groups can obtain nonprofit status, filed an application for tax-exempt status with the IRS. Four months later, the IRS sent a letter requesting more information and an explanation of how the organizations activities are educational or charitable even though IRS rules specify that an organization need only operate for one or more of the three exempt purposes. President of Pro-Life Revolution Ania Joseph nonetheless replied and answered the IRSs questions. ADF indicates Joseph received a call from IRS Exempt Organization Specialist Sherry Wan in March 2012. Wan told her that, in order to obtain a tax exemption, You cannot force your religion or force your beliefs on somebody else
. You have to know your boundaries. You have to know your limits. You have to respect other peoples beliefs. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 2.
#1. To: farmfriend (#0)
One cannot force a belief on anyone; a man convinced against his will, is of the same opinion still.
yeah but you and I are not employed by the IRS.
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