Billy Graham Group, Catholic Bishops Come Under Scrutiny For Blurring Election Lines

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Billy Graham Catholic Bishops

By Mary Wisniewski

CHICAGO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Political watchdog and secularist groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate whether Catholic bishops and a Christian evangelical group headed by preacher Billy Graham should lose tax breaks for telling followers how to vote in this year's election.

Under constitutional protections of free speech and separation of church and state, churches are free to speak on any issue. But they risk losing tax breaks worth $145 billion in the past decade if they violate Internal Revenue Service rules by promoting or opposing any particular candidate. Other non-profits also have special tax status.

 

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FINALLY

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That's really all I have to say about that.

Now let's have them reveal

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Now let's have them reveal all the sorcery and abuse being perpetrated against children via the Vatican. The down and dirties in the UK are gonna spill their bloody guts and out allllll the naughty boys and girls who have always believed they were above the law and unquestionable. Welllll now, me thinks we all have a few questions about what really goes on there in the mansions and "holy" houses. It's time to come clean. It's time to fess up... It's time for truth. It. Is. TIME.