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mnhtnbb

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25. OMG. I just checked out the donations this morning

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2015, 05:53 AM

Sep 2015

and they've raised all of $140. AND changed the goal to $2500. from $10,000. But, I did a little clicking
on their home page and this outfit has a "Persecuted Christians--USA" donation page!

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/donation-items/persecuted-christians-usa/

What really burns me up is this is a 501c3 organization--tax deductible donations--so that these buffoons can
fight following the law AND get a tax deduction for doing it. How the hell does the IRS allow this?
Any tax attorneys or accountants out there have an answer?

I'm really tempted to forward this info to Americans United for Separation of Church and State and see if they have an answer.

On edit: OK, I just e-mailed Americans United and sent them the links and posed the question whether donations
to support this woman--and their "Persecuted Christians-USA" --can really be considered tax deductible when their
purpose is to fight the US enforcing its laws and NOT charitable activities.

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OK. I found it. The site where donations to support Kim Davis are being solicited. [View all] mnhtnbb Sep 2015 OP

Is there a way to send that link to Anonymous? KamaAina Sep 2015 #1

... RKP5637 Sep 2015 #4

Interesting link. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #26

Ooh, I like the way you think. hifiguy Sep 2015 #10

Oh, I can think of a few people here who might be connected enough Warpy Sep 2015 #17

Ah yes, Franklin Graham, the religious version of DimSon KamaAina Sep 2015 #20

Revolting! The US has a lot of F'ed up people that would love to throw away justice for minorities. RKP5637 Sep 2015 #2

This was alerted. I think alerter objected to this OP because they thought it was giving too much stevenleser Sep 2015 #3

Thanks for that. I think it's important to know who is doing what. mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #6

Here are the results. I was juror #3 stevenleser Sep 2015 #7

I was #7 Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2015 #8

I agree with your thinking Warpy Sep 2015 #18

If you put the information quoted about the fundraising into "excerpt" tags csziggy Sep 2015 #9

No. Totally clear from post that the poster is not soliciting donations. HERVEPA Sep 2015 #11

I understand that they are not - but someone alerted anyway csziggy Sep 2015 #13

Thanks. I will fix the OP. mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #21

I think some people look for excuses to alert csziggy Sep 2015 #22

Lots of people don't seem to know shenmue Sep 2015 #5

And that's because often they are not educated properly in grade school and high school. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #12

Yeah, the Bush years left a big dent in the quality of education shenmue Sep 2015 #14

8 years of Bush was likely the greatest disaster to ever hit this country. The repercussions from RKP5637 Sep 2015 #15

Oh yes. shenmue Sep 2015 #16

I can't believe DU'ers couldn't figure out that I was not soliciting donations for this woman! mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #19

So far they've raised $40 of $10,000. nolabear Sep 2015 #23

I know. I saw that. Tehe. mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #24

OMG. I just checked out the donations this morning mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #25

Time to petition congress to rescind Samartin Purse's 501c status!!!! ncjustice80 Sep 2015 #27