- Pastor Wiley Drake of Buena Park, California received a 14 page letter from the IRS after a complaint from Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.
- The complaint resulted from an August 11, 2007 press release that Drake wrote on letterhead from the First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park endorsing Mike Huckabee.
- According the AP the press release said "After very serious prayer and consideration, I announce today that I am going to personally endorse Mike Huckabee," the release said. "I ask all of my Southern Baptist brothers and sister to consider getting behind Mike and helping him all you can."
- The AP also reported that "Under federal tax law, church officials may legally discuss politics, but they cannot endorse candidates or parties without putting their tax-exempt status at risk. Most who do so receive only a warning."
Source:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gjm0zUi-ujjFYgD3nfQjQvxAT9uwD8UPKU000
Wiley Drake Investigated by IRS for Mike Huckabee Endorsement
