Since when has gross hypocrisy or flagrant dishonesty stopped Cultmaster Douglas Wilson from fleecing his flock or anyone else he finds gullible enough? <br><br>He doesn't appear to have comprehended Christ's admonition to eschew giving false witness or rendering unto Caesar... But of course he understands; but is very confident<br>
in his mastery of the art of flimflamery. And the fact that there are enough fools to follow him to make his dishonesty and hypocrisy very profitable<br>proves his point.<br><br>And tax laws? If only the rest of us were so lucky that the only one he breaks is that which prohibits political meddling by non-taxed, nonprofits.<br>
<br>w.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Tom Hansen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="auto"><div>Courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service at:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:15px;line-height:19px;white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/The-Restriction-of-Political-Campaign-Intervention-by-Section-501(c)(3)-Tax-Exempt-Organizations" target="_blank">http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/The-Restriction-of-Political-Campaign-Intervention-by-Section-501(c)(3)-Tax-Exempt-Organizations</a></span></div>
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<h1 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The Restriction of Political Campaign Intervention by Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations</span></h1>
<p style="margin:15px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Contributions to political campaign funds or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign activity. Violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes. </span></p>
<p style="margin:15px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Certain activities or expenditures may not be prohibited depending on the facts and circumstances. For example, certain voter education activities (including presenting public forums and publishing voter education guides) conducted in a non-partisan manner do not constitute prohibited political campaign activity. In addition, other activities intended to encourage people to participate in the electoral process, such as voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives, would not be prohibited political campaign activity if conducted in a non-partisan manner.</span></p>
<p style="margin:15px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">On the other hand, voter education or registration activities with evidence of bias that (a) would favor one candidate over another; (b) oppose a candidate in some manner; or (c) have the effect of favoring a candidate or group of candidates, will constitute prohibited participation or intervention.</span></p>
<p style="margin:15px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The Internal Revenue Service provides <a href="http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/Political-Campaign-Intervention-by-501(c)(3)-Tax-Exempt-Organizations---Educating-Exempt-Organizations" target="_blank">resources</a> to exempt organizations and the public to help them understand the prohibition. As part of its examination program, the IRS also monitors whether organizations are <a href="http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/Political-Campaign-Intervention-by-501(c)(3)-Tax-Exempt-Organizations---Securing-Compliance" target="_blank">complying</a> with the prohibition.</span></p>
</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div>I have the complete audio and video of this "sermon" (42 minutes in duration).</div><div><br></div><div>If any of you fine V-Peeps are interested . . .<div class="im">
<br><br><div>Seeya at the polls, Moscow, because . . .</div><div><br></div><div>"Moscow Cares"</div><div><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com" target="_blank">http://www.MoscowCares.com</a></div><div> </div><div>
<div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div><br></div><div>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."</div>
<div><br></div><div>- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</div><div> </div></div></div></div><div class="im"><div><br>On Oct 10, 2012, at 12:27 PM, Paul Rumelhart <<a href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com" target="_blank">godshatter@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div class="im">Yet they are happy to take tax-exempt status, presumably, whoever they are.<br><br>
Paul<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> </div><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div class="im">
<div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Tom Hansen <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Moscow Vision 2020 <<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a>> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 10, 2012 11:22 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Vision2020] Say What? (local/recent)<br> </font> </div> <br></div><photo.JPG><div class="im">
<br><br> - Guess who?<br><br>-------------------------------------<br> <br>Seeya at the polls, Moscow, because . . .<br><br>"Moscow Cares"<br><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" target="_blank">http://www.MoscowCares.com</a><br>
<br>Tom Hansen<br>Moscow, Idaho<br><br>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<br><br>- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<br>
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