Jimmy Swaggart's tax-exempt status challenged
• Homophobia
I doubt they'll win. But maybe they can make Jimmy Swaggart Ministries sweat a little bit. Church tax exemptions are an offensive part of the tax codes. That is triply true for television evangelists who spend much of their time raising money that will enable them to continue raising money.
A gay-rights organization Tuesday asked the IRS to review the tax-exempt status of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries after the televangelist said two weeks ago that if a gay man ever looked at him romantically he would "kill him and tell God he died."