[KLUG Members] Linux in the Kalamazoo Country Government

[Adam Tauno WIlliams]

> > >> HOWEVER....
> > >>    A number of 501C3's come VERY close to this. For example....
> > >Focus on the Family and other Fundamental Christian organizations talk
> > >regularly about such topics as Abortion and Embrionic Stem Cell
> > >research, which are both political hot-buttons.
> > 1. "Talk regularly" is not lobbying.
> > 2. These organizations are probably NOT 501c3's. They may have non-profit
> >    status, but fall under some other portion of the regulations.
> Focus on the Family is indeed a 501(3)(c).

Ok, but many 501c3s also REALLY push the envelope as to what they are
permitted to do.   I know of a couple non-profits that have been
investigated for flagrant rule violation (no, I won't name them),  and
funny enough both are of the same ilk as the one mentioned above.  

Emulation is a poor way to determine ethical or proper behaviour, even
Dr. Dobson and I can agree on that (and not bloody much else).

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