General IS YOUR CHURCH 501 C3 ?

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GOVERNMENT CONTROL LEADS TO CORRUPTION ​

11/04/23

The media; television, newspapers and radio were to serve as a watchdog over the Federal government and report to the citizens anything government would do that was unacceptable. The media is protected by the first article of the constitution. The media is to be unbiased, nonpartisan and fair and honest in their reporting. This is not the case today. Without an honest media no nation will have freedom for long.

As the media is to be the watchdog the church is to be the moral conscience of a nation but this too has been discarded. The Federal government now determines what a church is and has rules against the church speaking out against immorality in government or supporting any political party.



501(c)(3) organization From Wikipedia,

Churches must meet specific requirements to obtain and maintain tax-exempt status; these are outlined in "IRS Publication 1828: Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations".[50] This guide outlines activities allowed and not allowed by churches under the 501(c)(3) designation.[50]

In 1980, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia recognized a 14-part test in determining whether a religious organization is considered a church for the purposes of the Internal Revenue Code:

1. A distinct legal entity;
2. A recognized creed and form of worship;
3. A definite and distinct ecclesiastical government;
4. A formal code of doctrine and discipline;
5. A distinct religious history;
6. A membership not associated with any other church or denomination;
7. A complete organization of ordained ministers ministering to their congregations;
8. Ordained ministers selected after completed prescribed courses of study;
9. Literature of its own;
10. Established places of worship;
11. Regular congregations;
12. Regular religious services;
13. Sunday schools for the religious instruction of the young;
14. Schools for the preparation of its ministers.

Having an established congregation served by an organized ministry is of central importance.[51] Points 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, and 13 are also especially important. Nevertheless, the 14-point list is a guideline; it is not intended to be all-encompassing, and other relevant facts and circumstances may be factors.[51]

Although there is no definitive definition of a church for Internal Revenue Code purposes, in 1986 the United States Tax Court said that "A church is a coherent group of individuals and families that join together to accomplish the religious purposes of mutually held beliefs. In other words, a church's principal means of accomplishing its religious purposes must be to assemble regularly a group of individuals related by common worship and faith."[52][53] The United States Tax Court has stated that, while a church can certainly broadcast its religious services by radio, radio broadcasts themselves do not constitute a congregation unless there is a group of people physically attending those religious services.[54] A church can conduct worship services in various specific locations rather than in one official location.[55] A church may have a significant number of people associate themselves with the church on a regular basis, even if the church does not have a traditional established list of individual members.[55]

In order to qualify as a tax-exempt church, church activities must be a significant part of the organization's operations.[56][57]

An organization whose operations include a substantial nonexempt commercial purposes, such as operating restaurants and grocery stores in a manner consistent with a particular religion's religious beliefs does not qualify as a tax-exempt church.[5

Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Contributions to political campaign funds or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign activity. Violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes.
Certain activities or expenditures may not be prohibited depending on the facts and circumstances. For example, certain voter education activities (including presenting public forums and publishing voter education guides) conducted in a non-partisan manner do not constitute prohibited political campaign activity. In addition, other activities intended to encourage people to participate in the electoral process, such as voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives, would not be prohibited political campaign activity if conducted in a non-partisan manner.
On the other hand, voter education or registration activities with evidence of bias that (a) favor one candidate over another, (b) oppose a candidate in some manner, or (c) favor a candidate or group of candidates, constitute prohibited participation or intervention.

According to the same article in the constitution that protects the media , article one, contains protection for religion or churches. Government cannot interfere in churches or prevent them from expressing their faith and beliefs or establish a state religion. This however is a sham now because of unconstitutional government control. This government control of the churches is called 501 C3 under title 26 of the U.S. code of nonprofit organizations. Without the church having the ability to directly be involved in a nations governance to act as a moral compass the government operates outside of morality and can lead a nation into abominations and perversions. This is what has happened in the U.S. and the world as it is very obvious to those who keep informed that the world is a cesspool of perversion and evil. If a church would violate the 501 C3 rules their tax exempt status would be revoked and that church would be taxed on all monies and property that would in effect bankrupt them. So then we have both the watchdog and the moral conscience of the U.S. , the media and the church under government control. This is only part of the reason nations fall and the fall of the U.S. is near. The church you attend, in order to be a recognized church, must be under the government’s 501 C3 rules. To find out about your church go online and ask about your church by name and you will find that it is controlled by the government. My church is the invisible church and it is not controlled by the government, it is controlled by Jesus by the will of God. This church does not entangle itself in the affairs of men and has no man as their leader or teacher as God and Christ lead them and teach them. Worldly politics and religion have no place in this invisible church because the invisible church is not of this world. Their citizenship is in heaven.