Politicking Charges Threaten Church's Tax Status

TAX WATCH

By Elizabeth Schwinn

A Baptist preacher who was accused of expelling some members of his congregation after they refused to support President Bush has resigned.

The move follows a complaint by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a watchdog group that asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the East Waynesville Baptist Church, in North Carolina. At issue is whether the church violated charity tax laws by

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