Americans United for Separation of Church and State has asked the IRS to investigate the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, N.J. and Rock Christian Fellowship in Espanola, New Mexico. According to AU's letter to the IRS, Roman Catholic Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli has published a letter on Catholic Diocese of Paterson, N.J.'s website and newspaper attacking Barack Obama." The letter criticizes Obama for his pro-choice stance and encourages parishioners not to vote for Obama.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) issued a draft advisory opinion (AO 2008-15) with a ruling on radio ads sponsored by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC). NRLC sought out how the FEC would view the ads under the FEC's "electioneering communications" rules. The FEC draft deals with two, nearly identical ads. Both NRLC ads end by calling on Obama to apologize; "Will Obama now apologize for calling us liars when we were the ones telling the truth?" The second commercial then adds a last line saying, "Barack Obama: a candidate whose word you can't believe in."

The Washington Post reports that the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel issued a legal opinion allowing the Justice Department to distribute a $1.5 million grant to World Vision, a Christian aid group that makes religious belief a condition of employment. More so, the legal opinion sheds light on the office that interprets laws across the government. "Much of the work of the office remains secret.

According to BNA Money and Politics, ($$) a federal judge in North Carolina has indicated that there will not be a ruling in Koerber v. FEC until after the Nov. 4 election.