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From the May 2004 Idaho Observer:

Churches need not be 501(c)(3)

In what was one of the most inspiring presentations about faith and contemporary life, Peter Kershaw discussed the legal and spiritual fallacy of 501(c)(3) tax exempt status for churches at Freedom Law School's Health and Freedom Rally in Irvine, Calif.

March 14, 2004.

Aside from the obvious point that churches getting their sanction from God should never lower themselves to contract with the state for privileges of existence, the IRS Code even provides churches that fit certain guidelines with an automatic exemption.

The bottom line is that 501(c)(3) churches either filed for their tax-exempt status out of ignorance or they are for-profit businesses operating in commerce with a government exemption.

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In either case, 501(c)(3) churches are misguided.

Below is merely a legal outline of Kershaw's argument. An audio-taped recording of Kershaw's presentation in Irvine is available from Freedom Law School