Robertson Group Suing Irs

A group founded by Pat Robertson sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday on behalf of a New York church that lost its tax-exempt status for advertising against Bill Clinton.

The IRS action against the Church at Pierce Creek in Vestal, N.Y., marked the first time the IRS has revoked a church’s tax exemption because of its political activities, the plaintiffs say.

Jay Sekulow, attorney for Robertson’s American Center for Law and Justice, called the IRS ruling “the most obnoxious form of censorship.”