{"id":572368,"date":"2021-06-23T21:07:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T01:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=572368"},"modified":"2021-06-23T21:07:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T01:07:30","slug":"christian-non-profit-rejected-for-tax-exempt-status-by-irs-bibles-teachings-affiliated-with-the-republican-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-non-profit-rejected-for-tax-exempt-status-by-irs-bibles-teachings-affiliated-with-the-republican-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Non-Profit Rejected For Tax-Exempt Status By IRS: \u2018Bible\u2019s Teachings \u2026 Affiliated With The Republican Party\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchristian-non-profit-rejected-for-tax-exempt-status-by-irs-bibles-teachings-affiliated-with-the-republican-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=572368&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1006991348-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>In shades of the IRS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/peterjreilly\/2017\/10\/27\/irs-scandal-ends-as-it-began-with-an-apology\/?sh=306a0a5cfd4b\">targeting conservative groups<\/a> during the tenure of former President Obama, inhibiting their attempts to gain non-profit status, the IRS recently denied a Christian nonprofit organization tax-exempt status, <a href=\"https:\/\/firstliberty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Christians-Engaged-IRS-Determination-Letter_Redacted.pdf\">stating<\/a> that the \u201cBible\u2019s teachings are typically affiliated with the Republican Party and candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, First Liberty, representing the non-profit group Christians Engaged, filed an appeal. They <a href=\"https:\/\/firstliberty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Christians-Engaged-Appeal-Letter-Final2_Redacted.pdf\">wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"53\">\n<p><em>Christians Engaged\u2019s mission statement articulates three goals: \u201cto awaken, motivate, and empower ordinary believers in Jesus Christ to: pray for our nation regularly, vote in every election to impact our culture, [and] engage our hearts in some form of political education or activism for the furtherance of our nation.\u201d To accomplish the first, Christians Engaged provides a weekly Bible study, sends out weekly prayer alerts, and organizes statewide and area prayer gatherings. \u2026 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Second, Christians Engaged educates the public on the importance of voting in every election and provides tools to enable them to do so. \u2026 Christians Engaged invites individuals to pledge to pray regularly for the nation, vote in every election, and \u201ccommit to some form of political education or activism for the furtherance of our nation.\u201d It also follows up with election reminders, but it does not produce voter guides or otherwise suggest that recipients should vote for or against any particular candidate or candidates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Finally, Christians Engaged empowers ordinary Christians who are generally unfamiliar with civic and public policy processes and issues to become actively involved by 1) \u201ceducat[ing] believers on the national issues that are central to our belief in the Bible as the inerrant Word of God,\u201d and 2) providing training, resources, and mentorships that help them navigate the political process in order to \u201cpromote [their] values or get involved with [their] passion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On May 18, 2021, Exempt Organizations Director Stephen A. Martin denied the application, contending that Christians Engaged \u201cengage[s] in prohibited political campaign intervention\u201d and \u201coperate[s] for a substantial non-exempt private purpose and for the private interests of the D [Republican] party.\u201d This conclusion pointed specifically to Christians Engaged\u2019s education of \u201cbelievers on national issues that are central to their belief in the Bible as the inerrant M [Word of God]\u201d : namely, \u201cthe sanctity of life, the definition of marriage, biblical justice, freedom of speech, defense, and [sic] borders and immigration, [and] U.S. and Israel relations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Because Director Martin believes that \u201cbible [sic] teachings are typically affiliated with the D [Republican] party and candidates,\u201d the Proposed Determination Letter found that \u201c[t]his disqualifies [Christians Engaged] from exemption under IRC Section 501(c)(3).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cUnder\u00a0federal law, to receive tax-exempt status as a religious organization, an organization must operate exclusively for charitable or educational purposes and must \u2018not attempt to influence legislation\u2019 or \u2018participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates,\u2019\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/irs-denies-tax-exempt-status-to-christian-nonprofit?utm_source=dlvr.it&#038;utm_medium=twitter\">The Blaze<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>First Liberty Institute Counsel Lea Patterson said the claims \u201cthat Biblical values are exclusively Republican \u2026 might be news to President Biden, who is often described as basing his political ideology on his religious beliefs.\u201d\u00a0Patterson added: \u201cOnly a politicized IRS could see Americans who pray for their nation, vote in every election, and work to engage others in the political process as a threat. The IRS violated its own regulations in denying tax exempt status because Christians Engaged teaches biblical values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In shades of the IRS targeting conservative groups during the tenure of former President Obama, inhibiting their attempts to gain non-profit status, the IRS recently denied a Christian nonprofit organization &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281177,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1006991348-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Christian Non-Profit Rejected For Tax-Exempt Status By IRS: \u2018Bible\u2019s Teachings \u2026 Affiliated With The Republican Party\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-572368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1006991348-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Christian Non-Profit Rejected For Tax-Exempt Status By IRS: \u2018Bible\u2019s Teachings \u2026 Affiliated With The Republican Party\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}