tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post3887445292468890254..comments2024-03-14T05:11:06.565-04:00Comments on The Knight Shift: There is no possible contesting it: The IRS must be abolishedChris Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07772661137673181295noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-59324976715730807132013-05-19T22:27:32.425-04:002013-05-19T22:27:32.425-04:00Actually, I know Lewis Green. One of the first jo...Actually, I know Lewis Green. One of the first jobs I ever had was selling his newspaper, The Native Stone. I spoke with him many times when I worked at Downtown Books and News, and yes, I know of his excommunication. I also know about the things that led to this, including his vicious and rude behavior at the Church, including (if I'm not mistaken) an incident involving the Communion cup Jessica Britton (jessicaash@aol.com)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-20870420870322331532013-05-19T16:16:14.601-04:002013-05-19T16:16:14.601-04:00Jessica,
You want to know something? I had forgo...Jessica,<br /><br />You want to know something? I had forgot about this being done on Bush's watch as well. Albeit not anywhere close to the lengths of the IRS's actions during Obama's tenure.<br /><br />But it still happened and I sincerely thank you for recalling that to my attention.<br /><br />Using the IRS to intimidate and threaten people is wrong no matter who or what party Chris Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772661137673181295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-27341727010023204782013-05-19T11:00:45.690-04:002013-05-19T11:00:45.690-04:00Chris, here you go.
http://www.salon.com/2013/05/...Chris, here you go.<br /><br />http://www.salon.com/2013/05/14/when_the_irs_targeted_liberals/<br /><br />While we're at it, Chris, I realize that churches (not just "black" churches) are often places where political activities are hosted and even where voting occurs. But frankly, certain activities are questionable, no matter what political idealogy one follows. When a church Jessica Britton (jessicaash@aol.com)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-73740645063882500792013-05-16T19:48:21.103-04:002013-05-16T19:48:21.103-04:00Jessica, it bothers me that the IRS is investigati...Jessica, it bothers me that the IRS is investigating and intimidating *anyone* for apparently political reasons.<br /><br />I may not think highly of the NAACP, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Planned Parenthood or PETA. In fact, I believe that each of those organizations is a blight upon our society in one form or another (particularly Morris Dees and his Southern Poverty Law Center: the most Chris Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772661137673181295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-84882525598193243212013-05-16T15:32:45.553-04:002013-05-16T15:32:45.553-04:00Chris, if you'd said this back when the IRS wa...Chris, if you'd said this back when the IRS was investigating liberal groups (which it still does, especially when they are breaking the rules involved with being a 501C non-profit group as the conservative groups have done) it might make sense. Now it just comes across as you not doing your research.Jessica Britton (jessicaash)noreply@blogger.com