OMB Watch Encourages Bright-Line Rule For Church Involvement In Politics

The non-profit group OMB Watch in a June 3 press release says it is encouraging the Internal Revenue Service to draft "a bright-line rule that unambiguously defines prohibited political intervention activities for charities and religious organizations..." Its letter to the IRS (full text) -- in response to an IRS request for comments on its 2008-09 guidance priorities-- says that the current "facts and circumstances test" threatens 1st Amendment rights of charities, including religious groups, because of the test's lack of clarity.