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A Shady Deal Between the IRS and Anti-Religion Activists?

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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 The Faith & Freedom Coalition demanded Monday the release of a secret legal agreement between the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Justice and atheist organization, the Freedom From Religion Foundation charging that it is likely to censor churches by "potentially infringing upon their First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and association".

The agreement was reached on July 17 in federal court to settle a lawsuit filed by the FFRF in 2012. The group celebrated it as a victory last month.

"We're proud that FFRF's litigation should ensure that the IRS will now resume enforcing the law, and go after churches which abuse their tax-exempt privilege by attempting to illegally influence the outcome of elections," noted FFRF Co-President Dan Barker in a release last month.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-group-demands-release-of-secret-deal-irs-made-with-atheists-that-threatens-to-censor-houses-of-worship-124726/

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