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IRS vs. Church [7min from 7:02]

It's said that politics and religion are the two most contentious topics of conversation. So what happens when talk of presidential candidates comes up in church? According to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, it could mean the loss of tax-exempt status. The IRS says the All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, California, is in trouble over a sermon preached by a visiting pastor: the Reverend George F. Regas. He preached at the church just before the 2004 presidential elections. J. Edwin Bacon is the church's Rector. We reached him in Newark, New Jersey.
Read entire article at CBC Radio One "As It Happens" Part 2