RE: IRS clears Falwell

2005-07-25 Thread Joel Sogol
News of the weird is always welcome here. J Joel L. Sogol Attorney at Law 811 21st Avenue Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401 ph (205) 345-0966 fx (205) 345-0971 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ben Franklin observed that truth wins a fair fight -- which is why we have evidence rules in U.S.

Re: IRS clears Falwell

2005-07-25 Thread Ed Darrell
Interesting decision. Does anyone have access to the IRS rulings in these cases so we can see the totality of what it says? I wonder if the result differs when the speaker is preaching a sermon rather than simply being an "invited speaker," or when the speaker is the pastor of her own

RE: IRS clears Falwell

2005-07-25 Thread Joel
. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad M Pardee Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 1:05 PM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: IRS clears Falwell In regard to the story about the IRS and Jerry Falwell, Joel Sogol wrote: News of the weird

Re: IRS clears Falwell

2005-07-25 Thread Ed Brayton
Ed Darrell wrote: Interesting decision. Does anyone have access to the IRS rulings in these cases so we can see the totality of what it says? I wonder if the result differs when the speaker is preaching a sermon rather than simply being an invited speaker, or when the speaker is the pastor

RE: IRS clears Falwell

2005-07-25 Thread Douglas Laycock
Ed Brayton wrote: I've been on record as saying that the ban on endorsing candidates should just be done away with because A) it's so easy to get around (everyone knows that churches give de facto endorsements all the time through voter information guides and the like) and B) it's so prone to

RE: IRS clears Falwell

2005-07-25 Thread Brad M Pardee
Douglas Laycock wrote: ... But when the pastor simply says something, about an issue or a candidate, there is no marginal cost in dollars and no possible way to run his speech through the political affiliate. The effect of an absolute ban on endorsements is simply to censor the speech of a