Three West Texas churches have made financial contributions to a pastor running for a hotly contested seat on the Abilene City Council, financial disclosure records show. The donations, which totaled $800, are a clear violation of federal rules.
Despite IRS prohibitions against political campaign activity, three West Texas churches made donations to Scott Beard, a pastor who is running for Abilene City Council.This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
in apparent violation of the Johnson Amendment, a law passed by Congress in 1954. Three experts on nonprofit law, including Brunson, reviewed the sermons and said they crossed a line. “Look, we’ve made mistakes,” he said. “Every campaign makes them. I’m just kind of under the microscope because of me being a pastor, honestly.”
“They must have a mistake,” wrote the representative, who did not identify themselves when asked. “We will look into it.”
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