"Vote for the Mormon, not the Muslim"

[Theophylact]

A Texas church that posted a marquee message urging people to “vote for the Mormon, not the Muslim” violated federal tax law and should suffer the consequences, Americans United for Separation of Church and State told the Internal Revenue Service today.

Ray Miller, pastor of the Church in the Valley in Leakey, Texas, posted the message on the church’s marquee. The full message read, “VOTE FOR THE MORMON, NOT THE MUSLIM! THE CAPITALIST, NOT THE COMMUNIST!”

Pictures of the sign have appeared on several news website and other sources. Miller told a Texas television station that he displayed the sign because “he feels strongly about the election.”

“This sign is a blatant attempt to intervene in a political campaign,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. “I urge the IRS to crack down on this over-the-top law-breaking.”

ABC News reported that the sign “was an obvious reference to President Barack Obama, who conservatives say is a secret Muslim even though he says he is a Christian and attends church with his family.” The “Mormon” reference is to Gov. Mitt Romney, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

In a letter delivered to the IRS today, Lynn requested an investigation of the matter.

“Miller may indeed have strong feelings about the election, but that does not give him the right to use his tax-exempt church to endorse a candidate,” Lynn wrote to IRS officials. “In fact, Miller’s actions are a clear and flagrant violation of the law.”

Added Lynn, “Millions of Americans are aware that this church has openly violated the law, and many of them are asking what the IRS intends to do about it. Failure to act will only spur more houses of worship to ignore the law.”

Federal law prohibits 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, which includes houses of worship, from intervening in elections.

Quite aside from the fact that Obama's neither a Muslim nor a Communist.

[Chuckiechan]

Quite aside from the fact that Obama's neither a Muslim nor a Communist.

He's the closest thing they have!

[Theophylact]

He's the closest thing they have!

"Close" as in "the Andromeda galaxy is close".

[The Real Bingo]

When I see stuff like this it reinforces the notion that most Americans are still clueless to how similar Republicans and Democrats are. Label them what you want, they are each going to take us into the same abyss. And that's not even mentioning the fact that religious people are even more clueless.

[brandon184]

Ouch!

[pickel]

When I see stuff like this it reinforces the notion that most Americans are still clueless to how similar Republicans and Democrats are. Label them what you want, they are each going to take us into the same abyss. And that's not even mentioning the fact that religious people are even more clueless.

So let it be written..........

A Horse of a different color

[Taxmancometh]

[SoloCamo]

Stopped listening when he said "And America failed when he put it's citizens of Indian descent on reservations". Don't know why I bothered to click it anyways.

[tony_j15]

Stopped listening when he said "And America failed when he put it's citizens of Indian descent on reservations". Don't know why I bothered to click it anyways.

I'm sorry that you can't handle the truth!
The longest running continual war America has fought is with the Native population. They are the only people we continue to imprison in concentration camps.

[Theophylact]

And Russell Means is dead.

[SoloCamo]

I'm sorry that you can't handle the truth!
The longest running continual war America has fought is with the Native population. They are the only people we continue to imprison in concentration camps.

Native Americans are not of Indian descent though

[tony_j15]

Siiiiiiiiiidestep!