Theos-Talk Archives (February 1997 Message tl00373)

Doss,

In a message dated 97-02-14 19:53:38 EST, you write:

> there is
>likely to be political attention being paid by some congressman or senator
>who in turn asks IRS to investigate into the allegation that ES defacto
>controls a democratic tax exempt organization. This will lead to all the
>officers (including past ones) being put on oath and asked very many probing
>questions. In addition they will also dig into all paperwork.

If the TS is chartered as a religious or spiritual body, no politician will
touch that with a ten foot pole.  The first amendment lawyers will come in
and make hash of any attempt at an investigation with every major and minor
religious body in the US (especially the Roman Catholic Church) filing friend
of the court briefs.

Chuck the Heretic

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