Did Pastor Who Endorsed Bachmann Purposely Break IRS Regs?
As Election Central reported the other day, the pastor at the Twin Cities-area mega-church Living Word Christian Center, Mac Hammond, may have violated IRS regulations when he endorsed GOP House candidate Michele Bachman during an event at his church. The church has since claimed that the institution didn’t understand IRS regs dictating a separation between church and politics. But we looked at the video of the event again — and it seems clear that not only did the pastor know exactly what he was doing, he explicitly told anybody who might support such separation, “you need to get saved.” More after the jump. IRS regulations dictate that a church-leader cannot make partisan statements at official church events without risking his or her church’s tax-exempt status. The event in question occured last Sunday. At the event, Bachmann spoke, delivering a sermon during which she claimed her campaign was a personally-revealed mission from God. The pastor also spoke, endorsing her — appearing t
