Churches & Lobbying Committees

The Lobbying Assets of Churches & Non Profits or A Exploratory Lobbying Committee.

For a printable non copyrighted flyer See:  Hisways' 'Churches Are Lobbying: A Video Review.'

Dear Pastor or associate.
       
  Hisways' quick review of Mat's Video.  "No church has lost it's church exempt status.. for lobbying"  Take Back America: Silence is NOT an Option! - 35:57 YouTube  Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel | Oct 3, 2012;  Pastors don't leave their religious freedom at the church door!  Big Government leftists and organizations like the ACLU want pastors and church leaders to believe they're on the wrong side of the law when they speak truth about our culture.  LOBBYING at 27:43 min. into video.)  Finance Committee might use a Budget to allocate Credits and Debits.  Create a Lobbying Committee to determine the IRS' Johnson Amendment i.e. the 5-15% Rule for legal lobbying.  Create a Lobbying Budget Using HR records and Nominating Committee records to calculate your Lobbying Credits and Debits. for the past: week, month, quarter, year, decade.  How much Lobbying treasures are you neglecting?
1.   Mat Staver, Esq. of Liberty Council produced Take Back America: Silence is NOT an Option!   where he proved that church pastors & employees can legally lobby within the IRS's constraints of their rule as applied to non profits and churches. (See example video below.)   Also, recall in September we published the IRS's definition of lobbying at: Click to print just this Legal Lobbying defined image. Church Lobbying defined at: 24:20m. 

2.  Mat Staver, Esq.  Voting & Lobbying Helps for Pastors and Churches.
     Pastors here is a reminder of the video produced by Mat Staver Esq. of Liberty Council with a graphic from the video that gives the definition of lobbying and the amount of lobbying a church is permitted to do without fear of the IRS.  The IRS has established a 5% to 15% rule and it's based on manhours.  (See Church Lobbying defined at: 24:20m. , See example of full time pastor and part time assistant at  27:43 min.)  To quickly calculate your Lobbying Budget see 'Churches Are Lobbying: A Video Review.'.
 
Multiple Legal Resources:

Matthew D. Staver, B.A., M.A., J.D. ; Liberty Council, Orlando, FL , www.LC.org  Attorney addresses clergy and church legal participation in elections.
  1. All about Church Lobbying: Committees, Budgets, Credits & Debits in a video review of Take Back America: Silence is NOT an Option! (Liberty Counsel, video 36 min for churches, pastors and ordained citizens.) 
  2. POLITICAL GUIDELINES FOR CLERGY.  (A 1 page pdf listing 38 Do's & Don'ts for pastors speaking in different venues.)
John Stemberger,  FFPC (Florida Family Policy Council)  "Please encourage your pastor to discuss and distribute the Voter Guide this Sunday, which is before the election FFPC Voter Guides can be distributed by churches legally without any tax status/law violation." Click here to watch a video where John Stemberger explains why. Part 1 of 2 (8 min) ; Part 2 of 2 (10 min.).
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