I am proud to be a member of The Oak Initiative, an organization established about three years ago with the following mission statement:

“to Unite, Mobilize, Equip, and Activate Christians to be the salt and light they are called to be by engaging in the great issues of our time from a sound biblical worldview.”

Around that same time The Oak Initiative applied for 501(c)3 tax-exempt status with the IRS.  The IRS has still not acted on the application.  As of July 30, 2013, the IRS claims they are processing April 2012 applications (a 15 month lag), but that hardly explains the lack of action on a 2010 application [source: The Oak Tree].

In light of recent revelations about the IRS discriminating inappropriately on 501(c)3 applications, it isn’t too hard to imagine why The Oak Initiative might not have fallen within their good graces.  For one, The Oak Initiative is a fervent defender of the US Constitution.  For two, The Oak Initiative has repeatedly spoken out on issues which the Government would rather hide:  Government mismanagement and fraud, Sharia, Benghazi, ObamaCare, abortion, the attack on traditional marriage, the 2nd and 4th amendments, Fast and Furious, the demonization of Christians, veterans, and others.

But the IRS is not allowed to apply the law based on their preferences.  Just like Lois Lerner, Director of the IRS Exempt Organizations, is not allowed to plead the Fifth Amendment to cover up what her organization did.  In short, The Oak Initiative is exposing many of the problems that need to be corrected in our country.  If our Government is threatened by that, they have clearly forgotten that they are of, by, and for the People, and that they answer to us.

I call for justice to be served, and for the Government to correct its ways.  The longer they continue to work against upstanding Americans who love our country, the more they will find me pushing back.  I was born a free American, I intend to die that way, and I will not be silenced.