Two
prolife groups are complaining their applications for tax-exempt status
were rejected by the IRS for political reasons. One group claimed the
IRS demanded their entire board sign an oath that they would never
picket or protest outside of a Planned Parenthood.
“In one case, the IRS withheld approval of an application for tax exempt status for Coalition for Life of Iowa. In a phone call to Coalition for Life of Iowa leaders on June 6, 2009, the IRS agent ‘Ms. Richards’ told the group to send a letter to the IRS with the entire board’s signatures stating that, under perjury of the law, they do not picket/protest or organize groups to picket or protest outside of Planned Parenthood,” the Thomas More Society announced today. “Once the IRS received this letter, their application would be approved.”
