Atheist Group Asks IRS to Investigate Church Where Pastor Told Congregation Not to Vote

You remember Pastor Donnie Romero of Stedfast Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. He’s the faithful, Jesus-loving guy who said shortly after the Pulse massacre in Orlando that he fully agreed with his Independent Fundamentalist Baptist colleague Pastor Roger Jimenez that the victims deserved to die and the Earth is a “better place” because of their murders. (Jimenez had said in a sermon that “the tragedy is that more of them didn’t die.”)...

...He’s basically telling his congregation what to do on Election Day, and that’s easily crossing the line when it comes to what non-profits are allowed to do within IRS guidelines. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which reached a settlement with the IRS on the enforcement of church politicking back in 2014, sent a letter to them this week informing them of what Romero did and asking them to take action by revoking his 501(c)(3) non-profit status:...
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