In Election Season, IRS Sits in Judgment (washingtonpost.com)

In Election Season, IRS Sits in Judgment (washingtonpost.com): "In Election Season, IRS Sits in Judgment
Clergy Withhold Endorsements While Touting Free Speech From Pulpit
By Bill Broadway
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, October 9, 2004; Page B09
This year's presidential campaign has proved to be one infused with religion, with President Bush's reelection bid buoyed by evangelical Protestants and Democratic challenger John F. Kerry under fire by some of his fellow Roman Catholics for his stance on abortion rights.
But the issue of religion and politics reaches beyond the candidates. Some forms of political involvement can endanger a church's tax-exempt status, and religious leaders report that they and their congregations increasingly are being scrutinized for any action that might violate that rule, including what is said in sermons. "