Pastor Steve Youngblood made the statement that he would "like to slap" a woman who protested a church making political statements and that her husband should "correct her," according to an article released on kwqc.com.
A woman attending the September 30 City Church service has begun to protest the fact that the church has been issuing pamphlets encouraging voters to remove Iowa Supreme Court justice David Wiggins, saying it is illegal for a church to promote politics.
The Pastor promoted the pamphlets in his service and encouraged those attending the sermon to pick them up. They were created and placed there by a church member, according to Youngblood.
The woman notified a Facebook page that the church was doing this and a complaint was filed October 10 about the church's affiliation with politics by Rev. Jane Willan, of Zion United Church of Christ in Burlington. The IRS declined to comment on the incident.
Youngblood retains the defense that the pamphlets were not given out in the church and the church was not speaking an opinion on the election, even though many conservative groups have stood against Wiggins because he supported the overthrow of a proposal to rule out same-sex marriage.
The woman was attacked in an October 7 sermon by Pastor Steve Youngblood. The Pastor attacked her Christianity and stated that he would "like to slap" the woman that started this. He also made a statement about the woman's husband and how he wouldn't correct her for her actions.
The woman, though, is in fact, correct. A federal law went into effect in 1954 stating that tax-exempt organizations are not allowed to discuss political issue.
A legal group has offered to represent the church for no fee at all if the IRS pushes the complaint.
The woman initially agreed to an interview, but she changed her mind due to health issues from the stress of the situation and the sermon that was given attacking her. Youngblood has stated that he is still angry about what the woman has done.
A woman attending the September 30 City Church service has begun to protest the fact that the church has been issuing pamphlets encouraging voters to remove Iowa Supreme Court justice David Wiggins, saying it is illegal for a church to promote politics.
The Pastor promoted the pamphlets in his service and encouraged those attending the sermon to pick them up. They were created and placed there by a church member, according to Youngblood.
The woman notified a Facebook page that the church was doing this and a complaint was filed October 10 about the church's affiliation with politics by Rev. Jane Willan, of Zion United Church of Christ in Burlington. The IRS declined to comment on the incident.
Youngblood retains the defense that the pamphlets were not given out in the church and the church was not speaking an opinion on the election, even though many conservative groups have stood against Wiggins because he supported the overthrow of a proposal to rule out same-sex marriage.
The woman was attacked in an October 7 sermon by Pastor Steve Youngblood. The Pastor attacked her Christianity and stated that he would "like to slap" the woman that started this. He also made a statement about the woman's husband and how he wouldn't correct her for her actions.
The woman, though, is in fact, correct. A federal law went into effect in 1954 stating that tax-exempt organizations are not allowed to discuss political issue.
A legal group has offered to represent the church for no fee at all if the IRS pushes the complaint.
The woman initially agreed to an interview, but she changed her mind due to health issues from the stress of the situation and the sermon that was given attacking her. Youngblood has stated that he is still angry about what the woman has done.
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