The couple returned the following month to stay at a luxe hotel in the Lower East Side, snapping intimate photos and selfies along the way. In May 2019, about a month after taking a woman from his church on a first date, David Stocker, Jr., flew her out to New York City to partake in all the quintessential touristy activities in the Big Apple: visit Broadway, snap photos around Times Square, ride in one of those cheesy horse-drawn carriages. It’s unclear what this means for pastor David Stocker, Jr., who remains a defendant in the suit.) Spirit One Christian Center has been picked up on their radar and they are now in jeopardy of losing their tax exemption.Update published 7/8/22: On July 6, PenFlorida, Brave Church, and the four board members named as defendants in the lawsuit detailed below filed a joint stipulation dismissing the matter subject to the terms of their settlement agreement. Only those organizations that manage to become a 'blip' on their radar screen are really ever penalized. Under this extremely loose definition, preaching the gospel would be considered 'propaganda'! Currently, there is no specific branch of the IRS that oversees non-profit organizations and the IRS tends to only penalize those at its discretion. As a part of the 501 (c) (3), all churches must wave their first amendment rights and agree that no substantial part of their activity will be 'carrying on propaganda' about anything. Supreme Court defined 'propaganda' in its 'neutral sense' that 'no substantial part of the activities will be propagating any message (not simply that it will refrain from propagating lies and distortions.)'.

You might find it interesting to know that in MEESE v. To be more specific, the IRS tax code that dictates tax exemption, you must be in part a religious organization and 'no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda'. You can talk about society, morality and it's affects on our personal lives, but if it is a subject that could affect the outcome of an election or the way in which our judicial system is operated, then it is off limits. You see, to be 'tax exempt' you must never, never, never mention politics or any other hot issue that could be considered a political issue. They are not being audited because they have made some financial infraction, but because they have entered the realm of politics a serious violation of their 501 (c) 3, tax exempt status.

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