Something I am worried about

So, some of you may know that back in June Barack Obama spoke to the UCC General Synod. Well, we got a letter from the IRS that the denomination is under investigation to see if our tax status was violated. Some things that suggest we did what we were supposed to do:

-- Obama was invited before he was a candidate

-- People who wanted to campaign for him weren't allowed into the civic center and had to stay outside. Similarly, we were told that this wasn't a campaign speech, and no signs were allowed inside.

Some things that are less clear:

-- During the speech, he made references to the campaign, and pledged to vote in universal health care

--On our website and in other publications, we mentioned that he was a candidate for office.

Here are the IRS' guidelines on inviting a candidate to speak at your non-profit organization. A relevant quote:

[T]the organization must ensure that:

• The individual speaks only in a non-candidate capacity,
  
  
• Neither the individual nor any representative of the organization makes any mention of his or her candidacy or the election, and
  
  
• No campaign activity occurs in connection with the candidate’s attendance

I really hope this works out well, because it would SUCK to lose our tax-exempt status. *crosses fingers*