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Richard, I want to thank you for sending me this, and I am sending it to as many people as I possibly can. I have come to believe that it is
wholly immoral to register anything with the government that God claims as his province. This not only means ministries and churches,
but marriages as well.
Not stated in this article, but terribly germaine, is the question of whether the Washington DC government could be prophetically
considered "Babylon", and the fact that the city of Washington DC, before it was built, bore the name of Rome, Maryland. One ought to,
when faced with these things, consider the acts of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
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Deo Vindice!!!
Liz Michael
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From: Richard Niemela
Cc: 'Char'
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 4:00 PM
Subject: Fw: [identity] Fw: [Fwd: Pastors ordained by IRS?? This should make your hair stand on end!]
The Federal Government, nee, Federal Reserve System is now the arbitor of the Faith...and possesses both the power of Judgment and
absolution....We now kow ‑ tow to the Bureaucrats, most of whom are Talmudists....It seems as if the Issues of their Protocols have now
almost concluded....Except for the weapons....but, they will not get them, butt first!�� JRN
From: Yolanda L. Lomeli
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 4:07 AM
Wow! I've known about this for quite some time but it seems as though the process has accelerated.
Thank you Keith for sending this writing.
Subject: Pastors ordained by IRS?? This should make your hair stand on end!
Internal Revenue Service: PASTORS MUST BE ORDAINED BY THE IRS
by Dr. Greg J. Dixon
The most prominent and successful certified public accountant firm in the nation today, that specializes in keeping churches out of trouble
with the Internal Revenue Service, is now boldly saying to the pastors of America that they not only have to be "ordained by God, but also the
IRS."
They also say that the IRS is dictating terms to the churches by declaring in clear and no uncertain terms that, "The government doesn't
want your Bible, they want your checkbook!" In seminars all over the US, Chitwood and Chitwood of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is repeating
this startling announcement to pastors and church leaders. Without so much as a blush, Michael Chitwood, the main speaker, says,
besides the above quotes, "Pastor, if you don't get your house in order, get ready, you are going to have a jail ministry" as he practically
screams out to those present as to what pastors and church leaders must do to avoid jail time and the confiscation of church property by the
federal government.
Besides giving the pastor his job description, which is based on the Roman Catholic model of worship and polity, the IRS is demanding
many other things that are clearly designed to make the IRS Commissioner the new head of the churches in America. Some of these
demands are as follows: The church must collect a Federal ID (Social Security) number from visiting evangelists, missionaries, preachers
and singers before they invite them to the pulpit. They must give a Form 1099 to any minister who receives up to $600 in a years time,
which includes missionary support. If the ID is not received, the church leaders must withhold a jeopardy assessment of 39% on the spot
and send it to the IRS.
They must agree to the IRS definition of benevolence. They cannot deal in cash at any level, but must deposit all offerings into a checking
account and write checks for every purpose. This means, of course, that the church, in order to conduct its ministry, has to have an
Employer Identification Number which must be provided by the IRS by filing Form SS‑4 which a true New Testament church could never do
and remain obedient to her Lord. In fact, church leaders would have to misrepresent the church as a religious organization rather than a
N.T. Church to do so. Other things that pastors and church leaders are required to do are to be an informer against their members and also
to preach only IRS prescribed sermons. Also, all fund raising material must be submitted to the IRS for their approval.
The job description for pastors is a list of nine specific sacerdotal duties which again is a Roman Catholic definition meaning sacred. The
Catholic church teaches that these sacraments, when administered by a priest, are essential to ones salvation. This is totally opposite to the
Bible definition which states that baptism and communion are memorials of the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and that they follow salvation. The nine duties are: baptisms, weddings, serving the Eucharist (the Catholic sacrament of communion),
teaching , spiritual counseling, christenings or baby dedications, administration of church affairs and the regular conducting of worship
services. If the pastor does a substantial number of these things, he will receive very lucrative tax breaks. This is in clear violation of the
scriptures concerning the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes which the Lord Jesus said that He hates (Rev. 2:6, 2:15). It is the setting up of a
privileged class! of clergy with benefits from the state that lay members do not receive. Others who minister to the church in the area of
music, youth, children, education and other areas of responsibility don't qualify.
This is consistent with what officials of the IRS told Attorney David Gibbs of the Christian Law Association (CLA) in 1984 when they said
that their definition of church is "once per week adult worship." They said that they did not consider such ministries as Sunday school,
Christian school, busses, youth camp, vacation Bible school, nursing home, etc., to fall within their definition of the word "church". This
Gibbs/IRS meeting took place in Washington, DC at the time that the so called champion of Christian liberty was hammering out a
compromise with the Dole Committee (Sen. Bob Dole‑R‑Kansas) in the US Senate to bring the churches into compliance with the FICA tax
(social security) laws. This was the deal that would eventually cause the raid and seizure of the Baptist Temple 17 years later. It's too bad
that Gibbs didn't sound the alarm at that time and call the Bible believing pastors together for a summit meeting to map out a strategy that
could have possibly saved our ! churches and ministries. The unregistered church pastors tried, but unfortunately our words fell on deaf
ears. The so called "big" preachers were too busy receiving their tax deductible gifts and building their empires to be concerned over the
future of God's work. Now the enemies of Christ have sprung the trap and it is too late.
These requirements should be intolerable enough by just the fact that the IRS would even dare to suggest duties for pastors, but to impose
under the penalty of imprisonment and confiscation of property the same responsibilities of Roman Catholic priests is nothing short of
naked tyranny. Obviously, the inquisition has returned and the pastors and churches of America are not even aware that it has arrived. The
raid and seizure of the property of the Baptist Temple is the direct result of the pastors and church refusing to bow down to this new wave of
Catholic terror that has come upon our land. The issue in the Baptist Temple case isn't taxes as the IRS, with the help of the media, has led
the people of Indianapolis and nation to believe. The issue is very simple. Will the churches of America bow down to the IRS in violation of
the first commandment, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," or will they bow down to the Lord Jesus Christ? Our Lord said, "No
man can serve two! masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye
cannot serve God and mammon" (Matthew 6:24). The purge is now on as we hear of churches and ministries being closed on a regular
basis. But there is still no evidence that the pastors have awakened from their stupor.
The benevolent requirements for churches are beyond atrocious. They are five in number: food, clothing, housing, medical emergencies
and utilities. The church cannot help with transportation or auto repairs and a myriad of other things that churches have historically done
on a regular basis. The church cannot make loans to the pastor, members, or others which churches have always done. Obviously, they
want to make sure that the money lenders get their profits even from the poor. Can you imagine the government of the US limiting a church
as to its duties in regarding charitable activity?
There is no subject in the Bible that is nearer to the heart of God than charity. According to the apostle James, it is the test of pure religion
(James 1:27). Paul the Apostle declares that charity is of higher value even than preaching and sacrifice (I Cor. 13:1‑3). For the churches
to debase such a high and noble service to Christ by submitting its administration to the wicked IRS is beyond belief. How will the
preachers of America give an account of caving into this coercion by an abusive Bush administration who is continuing with the policies of
those before him?
How will church leaders face the Lord Jesus at the Judgment Seat of Christ when He asks them why they violated His clear commands
concerning alms giving? He said, "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your
Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the
synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men, Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let
not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall
reward thee openly."
But now the churches are required to get the permission of the IRS before helping someone other than in the manner and purpose that they
approve. Then records will have to be kept for the IRS so that the publicans can make sure that the church is in fact following their
guidelines. And, of course, they expect church leaders to report this alms giving to the IRS so that they can even gouge the poor for more
tribute. And all of this so the churches can keep their tax exemption and the people can get their precious tax deductions for their tithes
and gifts. As James Dobson's organization said when challenged, "It's just good stewardship." Thievery, good stewardship? How sad.
It may be that the churches have now gone too far. When they begin building their dynasties on the backs of the poor our Lord, no doubt,
will be swift in His removal of their candlestick. He said to the church at Ephesus, "Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and
repent, and do the first works: or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent"
(Rev. 2:5).
All Churches Now Required to Join IRS Super Church
Two other developments concerning IRS control of churches has risen recently that should literally send shock waves through the
religious community. First, while the churches are arguing doctrinal positions among themselves, and won't even spit on each other for the
most part, the IRS has now developed its own super church. Independent Baptists in particular pride themselves in their anti‑ecumenism.
No fundamentalist preacher worth his salt would be caught dead at the local church federation meeting where he has to rub shoulders with
a charismatic or liberal preacher. However, they don't think twice about paying a large fee to go to a Chitwood or CLA seminar and sit next
to one of these religious outcasts to learn how to be a good IRS approved church and pastor.
It is now a fact that in order to get and keep the tax‑exempt status a church must agree that all religions are equal. The new Application for
Recognition of Exemption Form 1023 Schedule A for Churches (Rev. September 1998) demands a declaration to this effect with the
following words at point #3: "Does the organization require prospective members to renounce other religious beliefs or their membership
in other churches or religious orders to become members? Yes__ No__. If "Yes," describe."
It doesn't take much intelligence to figure out where they are going with this. In order to be considered a legal church (tax exempt) in
America, the church or religious organization will have to declare that all religions are equal. They will also have to declare that they do
not believe that their doctrinal position only results in converts to their faith having eternal life. They must renounce this narrow
inclusivist position. Maybe we now know why Billy Graham, Robert Schuller, Pat Robertson, and other TV preachers have been making
such fuzzy remarks about adherents of other religions, though sincere, going to heaven without receiving Christ. In that tax exemption is
government subsidy, according to the Supreme Court in the Bob Jones University case, it is now clear that the US government will not
support any religion that clings to the narrow minded belief that salvation is in Jesus Christ alone. Remember? "Come Shekels, Come
Shackles." The world church isn't coming; it! is already here, and the preachers don't have a clue as they go merrily along hand in hand
with the Great Harlot to the wedding with the anti‑Christ. (Rev. 17).
US Government Through the IRS Outlaws Preaching on Second Coming of Christ
One of the reasons the IRS gave to Texe Marr's Living Truth Ministries for removing their tax exempt status is as follows: "Much of the
material you disseminate promises to address possible conspiracies or threats, either from individuals, groups or various agencies,
against Christianity, freedom or other rights. This is evident from a review of your newsletters and order forms. The titles and promotional
materials are designed to sensationalize and grab the readers attention. They usually imply that the works will expose certain prominent
groups, individuals, politicians or government agencies as being part of or linked to some threat or conspiracy." One of the titles that the
IRS gave as an example included "Bible Prophecy and The Conspiracy."
Any grade school child in Sunday School knows that you can't teach or write on Bible prophecy without dealing with the second coming of
Jesus Christ. But just as the Russian pastors under communism were forbidden to speak on this subject, we are now coming to the same
place in our beloved land. It is obvious that if one believes in the literal return of the Lord Jesus Christ that they will be considered a
domestic terrorist. In that the Lord Jesus will destroy wicked government upon His return in great glory and break the back of Gentile
world rule, this message isn't popular with the in‑for‑hells and the high‑heeled‑belles that run our country today. Of course, they don't
believe that He is coming, but they believe that we who do will be involved in what they call self‑fulfilled prophecies and try to hasten His
coming by blowing up everything in sight. Further evidence of this type of anti‑Christ thinking surfaced recently when a brochure put out
by the FBI in Phoenix, Arizona, named "potential domestic terrorists" that law enforcement should be aware of. One of those groups is
"Doomsday/Cult‑Type." Obviously, this would include all Bible believing preachers and churches in America. We not only believe that
there will be a literal doomsday, we believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will bring the doom when He comes (Rev. 6:12‑17). It won't do any
good to claim that your church is not a "cult". The IRS definition fits the average Bible believing church to a tee.
Many have asked if we can actually show them this in the law. Our answer is no, we can't because you won't find a specific law that says that
you can't preach on the Second Coming of Jesus Christ in America today. That's because they don't have to write a law to gain the same
effect. All Congress has to do is to give an outlaw agency like the IRS a carte blanche privilege of making up their own so‑called laws as
they go along. The churches agreed to this when they signed their tax‑exempt contract. They said that they would obey all laws, federal,
state and local, presently and in the future. But they apparently didn't read the fine print. The new churches filing for tax exemption must
agree to the following: "The Corporation or organization shall have no power to take any action that would be required for a tax exemption
under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and related regulations, rulings, and procedures." It is now the "procedure" of the IRS to
refuse tax exempt status to those churches that will not agree that all religions are equal and who refuse to join through tax exemption, the
world church. Also, preaching on Christ's coming is taboo.
For those churches which are foolish enough to believe that Sec. 508 of the IRS code allows an automatic exemption for churches, need to
read it again. It doesn't say "exemption," it says, "...churches have a mandatory exception." The exception is from filing a Form 1023 to
make application for not for profit status. Here is the kicker. Churches have to abide by the same rules that those that do file for this
privilege. And if they do not, the IRS can, and most assuredly will, remove their tax exemption. The only thing missing is the annual Form
990 that other religious organizations have to file. When this is required, the churches will be under total control of the IRS with no
wiggle room.
In the Baptist Temple court case, the church learned that a New Testament Church does not legally exist in the US today because there are
no longer any First Amendment protections left. The genius of the First Amendment and various religious freedom clauses of the fifty
states is that, for the first time in history, a N. T. Church could exist legally without having in the words of the IRS a "distinct legal
existence." Now even a N.T. Church will be assigned by force the legal status of an association and will be expected to meet the same
standards that the not for profits have to meet. But, they still won't have their God given right of a non‑taxable status. This status is in
contrast to an exempt status which is a privilege not a right.
IRS Agent Says That Churches are Trapped
The evidence as to what we are saying, though denied by most preachers, was made clear on January 24 this year in Tampa, Florida. IRS
agent Melvin Blough testified in federal court that "once a church obtains the status of 501(c)(3) under the IRC they are trapped. The only
way to be removed from a 501(c)(3) status is if the IRS chooses to remove the exemption. So if you dissolve the corporation and continue on
as ABC church, an unincorporated church, you're still trapped in their web and under their control." He further testified that a church is
automatically exempt under federal law without a 501(c)(3) designation. He also stated under oath that churches request the status just to
get the governments stamp of approval. Even though Blough used the word "exemption" rather than "exception," he is essentially correct
in his assessment of the plight of the churches of America. It is obvious that, regardless, the result is the same.