The IRS Takes a Cut of a Christian Coffeeshop Ministry

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist Thursday, December 08, 2016

The Internal Revenue Service has declined to give tax-exempt status to a Christian non-profit coffee shop founded with the purpose of evangelizing non-believers and the promise of donating 100 percent of its profits to ministries, charities and those in need.

According to an IRS private letter ruling issued earlier this this year, the coffee shop was co-founded by a pastor of a local church with the goal of providing not only a place where patrons can get a nice cup of java and some light fare but also a non-church facility where the Gospel can be shared with non-believers.

Since the private letter ruling is redacted, it is unknown as to where the religious-based coffee shop is located and exactly who is involved in the new enterprise.