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January 29, 2008 5:24 PM

Televangelists: Who’s Accountable?

Churches don’t have to file tax returns with the IRS, nor are they required to share audited financial statements describing their tax exempt dealings. They don’t have to publish the names of their board of directors or respond to reporter’s questions. Now, five televangelist ministries under investigation by Republican Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, have decided they don’t need to be accountable to the U.S. Senate either.

So who is accountable?

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