The IRS doesn't play favorites do they?

Free speech is an underpinning of our democracy, but what you can't do if you want tax exemption is to lobby on behalf, or in opposition to, a particular candidate

IRS Commissioner Mark Everson

It's great that the government is doing their job and politically active churches are finally being asked to pay their fair share. This time however they are going after a "liberal church" that spoke against the US attack on Iraq. Never mind that this government was elected by the parishioners of politically-active churches all over this country who subtlety and not so subtlety endorsed Bush and his born-again policies. You wouldn't want to bite the hand that feeds you after all.

Well ok, no shock that Bush only wants to dip into the collection plates of the churches who don't agree with his bonehead policies. But hopefully he has opened up a box that will bite him back and perhaps even his fans will see the hypocrisy. Now the next step would be to remove all tax exemptions for any church but let's not get too greedy today.