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“In the matter of changing religion, State favors are stronger than penalties.”

The Framers of America's Founding Documents relied heavily upon the writings of the French political philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu. Typical of Montesquieu's brilliant insight, he once wrote that:

Montesquieu“A more certain way to attack religion is by favor, by the comforts of life, by the hope of wealth; not by what reminds one of it, but by what makes one forget it; not by what makes one indignant, but by what makes men lukewarm, when other passions act on our souls, and those which religion inspires are silent. In the matter of changing religion, State favors are stronger than penalties.”
The Spirit of the Laws, Baron de Montesquieu (1748)

 

 

“The IRS has succeeded in gagging Christians.”

Rev. D. James Kennedy* has stated:gagged preacher

“The federal government has proved a tremendous impediment to the ongoing work of Christians. In all the laws that they have passed against Christian schools, gagging the church, taxation, and all kinds of things that they have done, they have made it harder for the church to exercise its prerogatives and to preach the gospel.
 
"Take the last presidential election. There were numbers of things that I knew that I was never able to say from the pulpit because if you advance the cause of one candidate or impede the cause of the other you can lose your tax exemption. That would have been disastrous not only for the church, but for our school and our seminary, everything. So you are gagged. You cannot do that. The IRS, a branch of our government, has succeeded in gagging Christians."

 

Acceptance of State favors has, indeed, had "disastrous" consequences on the churches in America. The church has been effectively silenced (or as Dr. Kennedy put it, "gagged"). Now the disastrous consequences are being felt by the entire nation.

Is there a remedy? Yes! The church can be re-empowered and regain the former glory and influence she once knew in America. But in order to do so the church must stop acting as an underling, as a subordinate, as a dependent, of the State. The church must cease asking for State favors.

Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. (3John 1:7)

 

Are you looking for trustworthy information on how to:

  • Start a Church

  • Start a Ministry

  • Start a Home-Church

  • Start a Free-Church

  • Empower Your Church

Are you trying to get reliable facts on whether you should:

  • 501c3 a Church

  • 501c3 a Ministry

  • Incorporate a Church

  • Incorporate a Ministry

  • Become Tax Exempt

  • Become Tax Deductible

  • Start a Nonprofit Religious Organization

  • Start a Corporation Sole or Corporate Sole

 

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Accessing Information and Navigating This Site

You can take a guided tour of this site by clicking the "NEXT" button at the bottom of this page.

If you already know the general category of information that you're looking for, you can select from the links on the top-left of this page. There you will learn some important facts, myths and problems associated with the corporate 501c3 status, and what happens to churches and ministries when they ask for these State favors and operate as "nonprofit tax-exempt religious corporations." We'll present some indispensable legal, theological, and historical facts that will probably amaze you.

Under the Articles link at the top of this page you'll find some thought-provoking incorporated 501c3 church articles that have appeared in newspapers and magazines; and there are also a few audio files of radio interviews that have been done on this issue.

Under the 501c3 Church Forum link you can view answers to frequently asked questions on 501c3 status, church incorporation, and other related issues. If you have a question that hasn't already been addressed on the 501c3 Church Forum, you may register to ask your own questions. 

There are also Corporation Sole links at the top-left of this page for those who need information specific to the corporation sole.

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