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  Is the church acting as a religious commercial industry, or as an institution of religion.  Are the Church coffer comptrollers controlling in bad faith according to the precepts of the world, or in good faith and according to the law of God?

 Select the play button above to stream Part 1 (opening segment setting up the discussion and getting back to the topic 7 minutes into the segment) and then select the links below to download Part 2 through Part 6

http://www.faithfreedoms.org/audio/podcasts/wifl17jul2010carmichael2.mp3 Is a minister of the gospel really an officer of the United States Government?  What would make an employee out of a minister of the gospel?  What do the ordinances or men say?  What is the difference between an 'exemption' available through the Commissioner or Secretary and the 'mandatory exception' for churches spelled out in 26 USC §508?  Where is the directive for a church to file an SS4 form to become a U.S. Employer?
http://www.faithfreedoms.org/audio/podcasts/wifl17jul2010carmichael3.mp3  What is the purpose of a business or organized commercial activitiy filing for 26 USC §501(c)(3) status?  Caller poses good questions on the issue from his perspective as the common man.  What is the definition of 'substantial' with regard to the amount of time spent influencing legislation.  Are we influencing legislation, or are we influencing the legislator?
http://www.faithfreedoms.org/audio/podcasts/wifl17jul2010carmichael4.mp3 The U.S. Supreme Court cited in Boerne v. Flores, 521 U.S. 507 (1997), that the Congress has no plenary authority on the people within the states, or the states themselves, to regulate private conduct.  "The power to legislate generaly upon life, liberty and property, against offensive state action, was repugnant to the constitution."  Congress has no lawful authority to have laws that punish even government actors that violate the constitution inside the jurisdictional boundaries of a state.  How then could the U.S. Congress have jurisdiction to punish the church of Jesus Christ or their ministers in the operation of their religion and institutions of religion? (at 7 minutes, commentary of AIG fraud settlement begins)
http://www.faithfreedoms.org/audio/podcasts/wifl17jul2010carmichael6.mp3 Superb on-the-scene report of the 'BP oil spil' conditions at Pensacola Beach.  The show closes with a superb discussion to summarize the point of the topic.  Let's see what the Bible says.