Bachmann Scandal
It seems to be a fact of life that scandal somehow seeks out the most self-righteous individuals like a heat-seeking missile bang on target. Michele Buchanan is the target and wouldn’t you know it stems from Bachmann’s religious associations. This is what happened just recently:
The Reverend Mac Hammond, senior pastor of Living Word Christian Center was delighted to have Michele Bachmann present to deliver speeches at four weekend services. In his introductory address to the crowds, Reverend Mac (as he is called by his faithful) stated:
"We can't publicly endorse as a church and would not for any candidate .But I can tell you personally that I'm going to vote for Michele Bachmann."
Following Reverend Mac’s remarks, a complaint was filed with the IRS by the nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank known as Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). IRS rules state churches are prohibited from "directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate."
Reverend Hammond and Michele Bachmann were both named in the complaint that described their rhetoric throughout the church services as “a sermon” preaching for political favor from God. A lawyer for CREW, Tim Mooney said the Reverend "has the perfect right to endorse a candidate on his own time, but he used church resources in making that statement.”
For her part, Bachmann describes how she and her husband fasted and prayed for three days about whether to run and "that on the afternoon of day two, God made that calling sure. Who in their right mind would spend two years to run for a job that lasts two years?". "You'd have to be absolutely a fool to do that. You are now looking at a fool for Christ."
Watch the speech here again:
Reverend Hammond supporters say he is a private citizen and should be allowed to express his views. Not says the IRS when operating costs are tax exempt, a privilege for which all Americans pay
