The man known as America's pastor,
the Rev. Billy Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, was among
those targeted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
This revelation was made known last week by Rev.Graham's son,
Rev. Franklin Graham who wrote a letter to President Obama stating, "I am
bringing this to your attention because I believe that someone in the
Administration was targeting and attempting to intimidate us," and "this is
morally wrong and unethical.....indeed some would call it
un-American."
The Graham association was targeted
after they ran newspaper advertisements promoting traditional marriage and
biblical values.
Graham noted that they received
notification that the IRS would audit their taxes and that it was the first time
the ministry has been audited in its history.
Folks we have talked to about this
IRS audit called it very troubling and said it could have a chilling effect on
people across the country.
The targeting by the IRS of
conservative organizations is deplorable and most people have taken the view
that the IRS is nothing more than a rogue agency not to be trusted even when it
plays by the rules.
Rev. Franklin Graham stated, "in
light of what the IRS admitted to on May 10, and subsequent revelations from
other sources, I do not believe that the IRS audit of our organizations last
year is a coincidence.....or justifiable."
Is this the next scandal to engulf
Washington politics?..... and the most striking question could be who has
involvement in the scandal.
Of course if we leave it up to the
Washington politicians the cleaning up of this issue and the truth will conquer
all and we will never see the light of day.
An independent non-political
committee of respectable leaders should be appointed with full legal powers to
get to the bottom of this and let the chips fall where they
may.
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