Bush-Cheney campaign tempts houses of worship to possibly violate ethics, laws, IRS regulations

Washington, July 1-Today, The Interfaith Alliance issued a strong warning to churches and other religious organizations that an initiative by the Bush-Cheney campaign could possibly lure them into jeopardizing their tax-exempt status, violating privacy laws, diminishing the positive role of religion, and dividing congregations along political lines.

Among the 22 “duties” of religious volunteers listed by the Bush-Cheney document, volunteers are expected to send church directories to the Bush-Cheney campaign, which would then compare the names on the church directory with county voter registration rolls so that any non-registered church members could be contacted by “Pro-Bush Conservatives” and encouraged to register and vote for Bush-Cheney.

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