keep the church out of my government
so, many people are nice & irritated with the catholic church for illegally using church money & collecting at church. so, you want to do something about it but dont know how. well here are the instructions for making a complaint to the IRS. you do not need to be a resident of maine to do this and it'll probably take less than 30min to do. To keep our noses out of their preaching they have to keep their noses out of politics. it's the law.
so post & re-post
"The narrow lose of marriage equality in the state of Maine got you down? So mad you could spit? Fed up with religious organizations blithely contribute to political campaigns while blithely maintaining their tax exempt status? Well take all the pent up frustration and channel it into a worthwhile endeavour. Lodging an official complaint against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, ME.
How you ask?
Why it's easy!
First go to this website, http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=131651,00.html to download the instructions and official IRS form. That's right kids, there's a handy dandy official form.
Then check out these websites for documentation of the Roman Catholic Diocese's inappropriate and prohibited lobbying activities:
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/120219.html
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=17112
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/126665.html
And the piece de resistance?
A list of all contributions made by the Diocese. Love it!
http://www.mainecampaignfinance.com/public/entity_financial_transactions.asp?TYPE=BQC&ID=4528
Print it all out, put your package together, give it a little kiss and drop it in the mail.
Don't forget the EIN! 77-061-2679 Or the address: 510 Ocean Ave Portland, ME 04103.
Texas will be swimming in complaints in no time.
In all seriousness, the more people who complain, the more credence the IRS will have to give it. Let's all work together on this. Take a stand for love, tolerance and playing by the rules. I promise you won't regret it."
so post & re-post
"The narrow lose of marriage equality in the state of Maine got you down? So mad you could spit? Fed up with religious organizations blithely contribute to political campaigns while blithely maintaining their tax exempt status? Well take all the pent up frustration and channel it into a worthwhile endeavour. Lodging an official complaint against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, ME.
How you ask?
Why it's easy!
First go to this website, http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=131651,00.html to download the instructions and official IRS form. That's right kids, there's a handy dandy official form.
Then check out these websites for documentation of the Roman Catholic Diocese's inappropriate and prohibited lobbying activities:
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/120219.html
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=17112
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/126665.html
And the piece de resistance?
A list of all contributions made by the Diocese. Love it!
http://www.mainecampaignfinance.com/public/entity_financial_transactions.asp?TYPE=BQC&ID=4528
Print it all out, put your package together, give it a little kiss and drop it in the mail.
Don't forget the EIN! 77-061-2679 Or the address: 510 Ocean Ave Portland, ME 04103.
Texas will be swimming in complaints in no time.
In all seriousness, the more people who complain, the more credence the IRS will have to give it. Let's all work together on this. Take a stand for love, tolerance and playing by the rules. I promise you won't regret it."