A man from Chicago, Illinois, is petitioning the White House to force the IRS to strip churches and other religious institutions of their tax exempt status if they are violating the law by mixing religion and politics. The petition, which has already met the initial threshold required to move forward, needs about 4400 more signatures before the White House is obligated to review and respond.
Currently, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is suing the IRS for the same purpose, citing Billy Graham’s endorsement of Mitt Romney as but one example of thousands of violations.
