Americans United Criticizes Falwell Legal Group For Filing Baseless IRS Complaint

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Americans United for Separation of Church and State says an Internal Revenue Service complaint filed against it today by Jerry Falwell Jr. is groundless and should go nowhere.

Falwell, chancellor of Liberty University, directed his legal arm, Liberty Counsel, to file the complaint in retaliation after Americans United reported the Lynchburg school to the IRS last week.

Liberty officials had yanked official recognition of a student Democratic club while continuing official status for a Republican club. Americans United told the IRS that the unequal treatment is evidence of partisanship at the tax-exempt school and constituted an in-kind contribution to Republican candidates.

Liberty’s action has been widely criticized in the media and by officials in the higher education community. Under increasing pressure, Falwell lashed out at Americans United.

“Falwell knows full well that Americans United is rigorously non-partisan,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. “He’s feeling the heat for a bad decision and trying to shift the focus to Americans United.”

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1. I think non-accredited schools should have to pay tax.

There should be a penalty for teaching garbage.

[spag68]

3. Falwell

You give them too much credit, as there is a skill to teach even garbage.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. I give them too much credit? What does that mean?

I'm lost.

[janx]

5. Is it still non-accredited?

It should be, but is it? The reason I ask is that a friend of mine went there in the late 70's/early 80's, and it was not accredited then. Is it still that way?

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. I'm assuming that it's rightwing Christian eganda precludes it from being accredited,

since the accreditation board is - to so many rightwingers - liberal biased about evolution, science, politics, and whatnot.

But, I don't know for sure - maybe after 30 years of Reaganesque bullshit in this country, the accredidation system has been dumbed down as well.

[grannie4peace]

2. young mister falwell will dig his own grave

he's too brazen! welcome to du :hi: