IRS certified letter (AP)
UPDATED 5:22 PM PT – Sunday, June 27, 2021
A Texas legal group has said the IRS violated the First Amendment in its decision to deny tax-exempt status to a Christian organization. In a recent appeal to the IRS, the legal group First Liberty Institute argued Christian advocacy group Christians Engaged had been mischaracterized as a political organization.
The non-partisan group seeks to teach Christians how to civically engage using their religious values. Yet, the IRS argued Christian values typically align with the Republican Party, making Christians Engaged a partisan organization.
In an interview, president and CEO of First Liberty, Kelly Shackelford, said if this continues he fears the IRS could use the same tactics to shut down other religious non-profits.
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