Gary reveals little knows information from the 1970s proving that the IRS has a long history of using its power to push social agendas, including education.
Many new private Christian schools were formed during the 1970s because negative changes in the public schools (completely unrelated to desegregation) had alerted parents of the need for specifically Christian education. These private schools were formed for religious reasons, not for racially-motivated reasons.
However, after Jimmy Carter became president, his new director of the Internal Revenue Service implemented a policy whereby many non-discriminatory private Christian schools were arbitrarily deemed to be segregation academies, thus losing their tax-exempt status. Those schools were considered to be guilty of racial segregation, unless they could prove otherwise—in other words, guilty until proven innocent. That is, private Christian schools that did not support racial segregation could lose their tax-exempt status on the basis of the new, arbitrary IRS regulations.
This policy was, of course, outrageous. Many Christians were understandably incensed and became actively involved in opposing these unfair rules. Dartmouth professor Randall Balmer falsely claims these people were defending racial segregation. They were not. They were upset because the IRS had unfairly and arbitrarily decided that private Christian schools could be deemed racist and lose their tax status. The relevant literature of the time refutes Balmer’s misleading perspective.
Unconditional Surrender
Everyone knows Christianity is a religion, but what difference does it make in a society? Is Christianity just a religion for private time, or is it a way of life that shapes one's understanding of the world—even able to transform a nation? Does the Bible teach anything specific about how to raise a family, run a country, or manage an economy? Moreover, if the Bible does have something to say, do we have to observe those commands, or are they mere suggestions or general principles?
Buy NowThe announcement was recently made that the IRS would be adding 87,000 agents to its tax army. Gary reveals little knows information from the 1970s proving that the IRS has a long history of using its power to push social agendas, including education.