IRS steps up scrutiny of tax-exempt political groups | Reuters

IRS steps up scrutiny of tax-exempt political groups | Reuters: (Reuters) - "The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is signaling that it will increase its scrutiny of tax-exempt political organizations, which are becoming a force in elections by raising tens of millions of dollars from undisclosed donors."

As churches get political, IRS stays quiet | Reuters

As churches get political, IRS stays quiet | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Pastor Jim Garlow will stand before congregants at his 2,000-seat Skyline Wesleyan Church in La Mesa, California, on Sunday, October 7, just weeks before the U.S. presidential and congressional elections, and urge his flock to vote for or against particular candidates."

All religious institutions should pay taxes, dot.

Insight: From Alabama, an epic challenge to voting rights | Reuters

Insight: From Alabama, an epic challenge to voting rights | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Four years ago, in this small city of gentle hills, tall oaks and nine stoplights, an invisible line was drawn a few miles north of the center of town. It stretched up beyond Highway 22 and looped west across Interstate 65, sweeping in recent housing developments, the brown-brick Concord Baptist Church and a new Wal-Mart. The narrow five-square-mile rectangle enlarged Voting District 2."

Kentucky churchgoer tells of deep hurt after interracial marriage ban | World news | guardian.co.uk

Kentucky churchgoer tells of deep hurt after interracial marriage ban | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Stella Harville not welcome at Gulnare Freewill baptist church after ex-pastor votes to ban couples of different races"