"Obama, Osma... are they brothers?"

Pastor places church sign that suggests Senator Obama is a Muslim (and/or a Terrorist). He didn't think people would be offended...From the IRS web site:In order to initiate a church tax inquiry, "The IRS can obtain the information supporting a reasonable belief from many sources, including but not limited to:* Newspaper or magazine articles or ads,* Television and radio reports,* Internet web pages,* Voters guides created and/or distributed by the church,* Documents on file with the IRS (e.g. a Form 990-T filed by the church), and* Records concerning the church in the possession of third parties or informants."http://www.irs.gov/charities/churches/article/0,,i ...Official IRS policy is that all churches are prohibited from "any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for political office." They are clear that leaders of churches can speak as individuals, but that making "partisan comments in official organization publications or at official church functions" is prohibited. Look at page 7 of the IRS Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1828.pdf

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