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BOB'S NOTE: In my estimation, one of the biggest, most complete hoodwink
jobs (other than to get the sheeple to believe they must file a 1040 and pay
federal taxes) is the snowjob done on the churches of Amerika.....
With a 501 (c) 3 status, your church is an instrument of the Devil Government
and under it's control. Do you think that The Lord is proud of you for
that???
Respectfully and prayerfully submitted in love,
Bob Worn, Major-USAF (Retired)
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Excerpt: IRS Agent Says That Churches are Trapped
The evidence as to what we are saying, though denied by most preachers, was
made clear on January 24 this year in Tampa, Florida. IRS agent Melvin Blough
testified in federal court that "once a church obtains the status of
501(c)(3) under the IRC they are trapped........
<A
HREF="http://www.indianapolisbaptisttemple.com/trumpet/irs.html";>The IRS Says Church
Trapped - The Trumpet</A>
http://www.indianapolisbaptisttemple.com/trumpet/irs.html
Internal Revenue Service: PASTORS MUST BE ORDAINED BY THE IRS
by Dr. Greg J. Dixon
The most prominent and successful certified public accountant firm in the
nation today, that specializes in keeping churches out of trouble with the
Internal Revenue Service, is now boldly saying to the pastors of America that
they not only have to be "ordained by God, but also the IRS."
They also say that the IRS is dictating terms to the churches by declaring in
clear and no uncertain terms that, "The government doesn't want your Bible,
they want your checkbook!" In seminars all over the US, Chitwood and Chitwood
of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is repeating this startling announcement to
pastors and church leaders. Without so much as a blush, Michael Chitwood, the
main speaker, says, besides the above quotes, "Pastor, if you don't get your
house in order, get ready, you are going to have a jail ministry" as he
practically screams out to those present as to what pastors and church
leaders must do to avoid jail time and the confiscation of church property by
the federal government.
Besides giving the pastor his job description, which is based on the Roman
Catholic model of worship and polity, the IRS is demanding many other things
that are clearly designed to make the IRS Commissioner the new head of the
churches in America Some of these demands are as follows: The church must
collect a Federal ID (Social Security) number from visiting evangelists,
missionaries, preachers and singers before they invite them to the pulpit.
They must give a Form 1099 to any minister who receives up to $600 in a years
time, which includes missionary support. If the ID is not received, the
church leaders must withhold a jeopardy assessment of 39% on the spot and
send it to the IRS. They must agree to the IRS definition of benevolence.
They cannot deal in cash at any level, but must deposit all offerings into a
checking account and write checks for every purpose. This means, of course,
that the church, in order to conduct its ministry, has to have an Employer
Identification Number which must be provided by the IRS by filing Form SS-4
which a true New Testament church could never do and remain obedient to her
Lord. In fact, church leaders would have to misrepresent the church as a
religious organization rather than a N.T. Church to do so. Other things that
pastors and church leaders are required to do are to be an informer against
their members and also to preach only IRS prescribed sermons. Also, all fund
raising material must be submitted to the IRS for their approval.
The job description for pastors is a list of nine specific sacerdotal duties
which again is a Roman Catholic definition meaning sacred. The Catholic
church teaches that these sacraments, when administered by a priest, are
essential to ones salvation. This is totally opposite to the Bible definition
which states that baptism and communion are memorials of the death, burial
and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that they follow salvation.
The nine duties are: baptisms, weddings, serving the Eucharist (the Catholic
sacrament of communion), teaching , spiritual counseling, christenings or
baby dedications, administration of church affairs and the regular conducting
of worship services. If the pastor does a substantial number of these things,
he will receive very lucrative tax breaks. This is in clear violation of the
scriptures concerning the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes which the Lord Jesus
said that He hates (Rev. 2:6, 2:15). It is the setting up of a privileged
class of clergy with benefits from the state that lay members do not receive.
Others who minister to the church in the area of music, youth, children,
education and other areas of responsibility don't qualify.
This is consistent with what officials of the IRS told Attorney David Gibbs
of the Christian Law Association (CLA) in 1984 when they said that their
definition of church is "once per week adult worship." They said that they
did not consider such ministries as Sunday school, Christian school, busses,
youth camp, vacation Bible school, nursing home, etc., to fall within their
definition of the word "church". This Gibbs/IRS meeting took place in
Washington, DC at the time that the so called champion of Christian liberty
was hammering out a compromise with the Dole Committee (Sen. Bob
Dole-R-Kansas) in the US Senate to bring the churches into compliance with
the FICA tax (social security) laws. This was the deal that would eventually
cause the raid and seizure of the Baptist Temple 17 years later. It's too bad
that Gibbs didn't sound the alarm at that time and call the Bible believing
pastors together for a summit meeting to map out a strategy that could have
possibly saved our churches and ministries. The unregistered church pastors
tried, but unfortunately our words fell on deaf ears. The so called "big"
preachers were too busy receiving their tax deductible gifts and building
their empires to be concerned over the future of God's work. Now the enemies
of Christ have sprung the trap and it is too late.
These requirements should be intolerable enough by just the fact that the IRS
would even dare to suggest duties for pastors, but to impose under the
penalty of imprisonment and confiscation of property the same
responsibilities of Roman Catholic priests is nothing short of naked tyranny.
Obviously, the inquisition has returned and the pastors and churches of
America are not even aware that it has arrived. The raid and seizure of the
property of the Baptist Temple is the direct result of the pastors and church
refusing to bow down to this new wave of Catholic terror that has come upon
our land. The issue in the Baptist Temple case isn't taxes as the IRS, with
the help of the media, has led the people of Indianapolis and nation to
believe. The issue is very simple. Will the churches of America bow down to
the IRS in violation of the first commandment, "Thou shalt have no other gods
before me," or will they bow down to the Lord Jesus Christ? Our Lord said,
"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the
other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot
serve God and mammon" (Matthew 6:24). The purge is now on as we hear of
churches and ministries being closed on a regular basis. But there is still
no evidence that the pastors have awakened from their stupor.
The benevolent requirements for churches are beyond atrocious. They are five
in number: food, clothing, housing, medical emergencies and utilities. The
church cannot help with transportation or auto repairs and a myriad of other
things that churches have historically done on a regular basis. The church
cannot make loans to the pastor, members, or others which churches have
always done. Obviously, they want to make sure that the money lenders get
their profits even from the poor. Can you imagine the government of the US
limiting a church as to its duties in regarding charitable activity? There is
no subject in the Bible that is nearer to the heart of God than charity.
According to the apostle James, it is the test of pure religion (James 1:27).
Paul the Apostle declares that charity is of higher value even than preaching
and sacrifice (I Cor. 13:1-3). For the churches to debase such a high and
noble service to Christ by submitting its administration to the wicked IRS is
beyond belief. How will the preachers of America give an account of caving
into this coercion by an abusive Bush administration who is continuing with
the policies of those before him? How will church leaders face the Lord Jesus
at the Judgment Seat of Christ when He asks them why they violated His clear
commands concerning alms giving? He said, "Take heed that ye do not your alms
before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father
which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a
trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may have glory of men, Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy
right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which
seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly." But now the churches are
required to get the permission of the IRS before helping someone other than
in the manner and purpose that they approve. Then records will have to be
kept for the IRS so that the publicans can make sure that the church is in
fact following their guidelines. And, of course, they expect church leaders
to report this alms giving to the IRS so that they can even gouge the poor
for more tribute. And all of this so the churches can keep their tax
exemption and the people can get their precious tax deductions for their
tithes and gifts. As James Dobson's organization said when challenged, "It's
just good stewardship." Thievery, good stewardship? How sad.
It may be that the churches have now gone too far. When they begin building
their dynasties on the backs of the poor our Lord, no doubt, will be swift in
His removal of their candlestick. He said to the church at Ephesus, "Remember
therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works: or
else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of
his place, except thou repent" (Rev. 2:5).
All Churches Now Required to Join IRS Super Church
Two other developments concerning IRS control of churches has risen recently
that should literally send shock waves through the religious community.
First, while the churches are arguing doctrinal positions among themselves,
and won't even spit on each other for the most part, the IRS has now
developed its own super church. Independent Baptists in particular pride
themselves in their anti-ecumenism. No fundamentalist preacher worth his salt
would be caught dead at the local church federation meeting where he has to
rub shoulders with a charismatic or liberal preacher. However, they don't
think twice about paying a large fee to go to a Chitwood or CLA seminar and
sit next to one of these religious outcasts to learn how to be a good IRS
approved church and pastor.
It is now a fact that in order to get and keep the tax-exempt status a church
must agree that all religions are equal. The new Application for Recognition
of Exemption Form 1023 Schedule A for Churches (Rev. September 1998) demands
a declaration to this effect with the following words at point #3: "Does the
organization require prospective members to renounce other religious beliefs
or their membership in other churches or religious orders to become members?
Yes__ No__. If "Yes," describe."
It doesn't take much intelligence to figure out where they are going with
this. In order to be considered a legal church (tax exempt) in America, the
church or religious organization will have to declare that all religions are
equal. They will also have to declare that they do not believe that their
doctrinal position only results in converts to their faith having eternal
life. They must renounce this narrow inclusivist position. Maybe we now know
why Billy Graham, Robert Schuller, Pat Robertson, and other TV preachers have
been making such fuzzy remarks about adherents of other religions, though
sincere, going to heaven without receiving Christ. In that tax exemption is
government subsidy, according to the Supreme Court in the Bob Jones
University case, it is now clear that the US government will not support any
religion that clings to the narrow minded belief that salvation is in Jesus
Christ alone. Remember? "Come Shekels, Come Shackles." The world church isn't
coming; it is already here, and the preachers don't have a clue as they go
merrily along hand in hand with the Great Harlot to the wedding with the
anti-Christ. (Rev. 17).
US Government Through the IRS Outlaws Preaching on Second Coming of Christ
One of the reasons the IRS gave to Texe Marr's Living Truth Ministries for
removing their tax exempt status is as follows: "Much of the material you
disseminate promises to address possible conspiracies or threats, either from
individuals, groups or various agencies, against Christianity, freedom or
other rights. This is evident from a review of your newsletters and order
forms. The titles and promotional materials are designed to sensationalize
and grab the readers attention. They usually imply that the works will expose
certain prominent groups, individuals, politicians or government agencies as
being part of or linked to some threat or conspiracy." One of the titles that
the IRS gave as an example included "Bible Prophecy and The Conspiracy."
Any grade school child in Sunday School knows that you can't teach or write
on Bible prophecy without dealing with the second coming of Jesus Christ. But
just as the Russian pastors under communism were forbidden to speak on this
subject, we are now coming to the same place in our beloved land. It is
obvious that if one believes in the literal return of the Lord Jesus Christ
that they will be considered a domestic terrorist. In that the Lord Jesus
will destroy wicked government upon His return in great glory and break the
back of Gentile world rule, this message isn't popular with the in-for-hells
and the high-heeled-belles that run our country today. Of course, they don't
believe that He is coming, but they believe that we who do will be involved
in what they call self-fulfilled prophecies and try to hasten His coming by
blowing up everything in sight. Further evidence of this type of anti-Christ
thinking surfaced recently when a brochure put out by the FBI in Phoenix,
Arizona, named "potential domestic terrorists" that law enforcement should be
aware of. One of those groups is "Doomsday/Cult-Type." Obviously, this would
include all Bible believing preachers and churches in America. We not only
believe that there will be a literal doomsday, we believe that the Lord Jesus
Christ will bring the doom when He comes (Rev. 6:12-17). It won't do any good
to claim that your church is not a "cult". The IRS definition fits the
average Bible believing church to a tee.
Many have asked if we can actually show them this in the law. Our answer is
no, we can't because you won't find a specific law that says that you can't
preach on the Second Coming of Jesus Christ in America today. That's because
they don't have to write a law to gain the same effect. All Congress has to
do is to give an outlaw agency like the IRS a carte blanche privilege of
making up their own so-called laws as they go along. The churches agreed to
this when they signed their tax-exempt contract. They said that they would
obey all laws, federal, state and local, presently and in the future. But
they apparently didn't read the fine print. The new churches filing for tax
exemption must agree to the following: "The Corporation or organization shall
have no power to take any action that would be required for a tax exemption
under Internal Revenue
Code Section 501(c)(3) and related regulations, rulings, and procedures." It
is now the "procedure" of the IRS to refuse tax exempt status to those
churches that will not agree that all religions are equal and who refuse to
join through tax exemption, the world church. Also, preaching on Christ's
coming is taboo.
For those churches which are foolish enough to believe that Sec. 508 of the
IRS code allows an automatic exemption for churches, need to read it again.
It doesn't say "exemption," it says, "...churches have a mandatory
exception." The exception is from filing a Form 1023 to make application for
not for profit status. Here is the kicker. Churches have to abide by the same
rules that those that do file for this privilege. And if they do not, the IRS
can, and most assuredly will, remove their tax exemption. The only thing
missing is the annual Form 990 that other religious organizations have to
file. When this is required, the churches will be under total control of the
IRS with no wiggle room.
In the Baptist Temple court case, the church learned that a New Testament
Church does not legally exist in the US today because there are no longer any
First Amendment protections left. The genius of the First Amendment and
various religious freedom clauses of the fifty states is that, for the first
time in history, a N. T. Church could exist legally without having in the
words of the IRS a "distinct legal existence." Now even a N.T. Church will be
assigned by force the legal status of an association and will be expected to
meet the same standards that the not for profits have to meet. But, they
still won't have their God given right of a non-taxable status. This status
is in contrast to an exempt status which is a privilege not a right.
IRS Agent Says That Churches are Trapped
The evidence as to what we are saying, though denied by most preachers, was
made clear on January 24 this year in Tampa, Florida. IRS agent Melvin Blough
testified in federal court that "once a church obtains the status of
501(c)(3) under the IRC they are trapped. The only way to be removed from a
501(c)(3) status is if the IRS chooses to remove the exemption. So if you
dissolve the corporation and continue on as ABC church, an unincorporated
church, you're still trapped in their web and under their control." He
further testified that a church is automatically exempt under federal law
without a 501(c)(3) designation. He also stated under oath that churches
request the status just to get the governments stamp of approval. Even though
Blough used the word "exemption" rather than "exception," he is essentially
correct in his assessment of the plight of the churches of America. It is
obvious that, regardless, the result is the same.
For more information on how to pastor a N.T. Church contact <A
HREF="http://www.indianapolisbaptisttemple.com/trumpet/about.html";>The Trumpet</A>.
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