Richard Land
Richard Land is president of the nondenominational Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, N.C., and previously served for 25 years as president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
Category: Church & state
“Probe continues of 60 tax-exempt groups, IRS says”
Read a Nov. 10, 2005, Washington Times article on IRS investigations of 60 tax-exempt groups, including 20 churches.
“Court Rules Against IRS in Church-Audit Case”
Read a Feb. 3, 2009, article from the Chronicle of Philanthropy about the court ruling against the IRS.
“IRS not investigating church politicking”
Read a Nov. 5, 2012, article from the National Catholic Reporter about the IRS not investigating politicking from churches.
“Did tax-exempt groups mislead the IRS on political spending?”
Read a Jan. 17, 2013, editorial from the Washington Post about tax-exempt groups and campaigning.
“Politics & Elections”
Read poll data on religion and politics from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
PollingReport.com
PollingReport.com offers a collection of polls on Americans’ opinions on politics and religion.
Religious Tax Exemptions: Overview
Thought.co offers an articles on religious tax exemption.
“Evangelical Churches Targeted In ‘Below The Radar’ Electioneering Scheme”
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State has this article on electioneering by houses of worship and the Religious Right.