Last Week, Americans United for Separation of Church and State urged the IRS to investigate an Oklahoma religious organization for violating federal law prohibiting tax-exempt groups from electioneering.

Americans United claims that Reclaiming Oklahoma for Christ, a tax-exempt organization, sent out an e-mail urging those on its email distribution list to support Rep. Sally Kern in her reelection campaign for the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

In an excerpt of the email highlighted in Americans United's press release, Reclaiming Oklahoma for Christ uses homophobic language to tell followers to support Rep. Kern over transgender candidate Brittany Novotny.

Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United, said in a press release that "Reclaiming Oklahoma for Christ can’t be tax exempt and engage in partisan politicking at the same time. If the group wants to help Sally Kern or other candidates get elected, it must first forgo tax-exempt status."