In May of this year, we posted a blog focusing on the Alliance Defense Fund's "Pulpit Freedom Sunday," part of the organization's "Pulpit Initiative," scheduled for September 28, that is asking churches to defy the IRS's prohibition against partisan politicking by religious organizations. ADF is asking pastors to preach sermons which openly support or oppose candidates for elected office. Dozens of pastors have agreed to participate. In response to this initiative, two Ohio pastors, the Rev. Eric Williams and the Rev. Robert Molsberry, are asking clergy to preach about the benefit of the separation between church and state on September 21. The Ohio pastors are leading a group of 55 religious leaders who filed a complaint with the IRS asking them to force ADF to stop encouraging pastors to violate federal tax law on "Pulpit Freedom Sunday." According to the Washington Post, the clergy stated in the claim that, "as religious leaders, we have grave concerns about the ethical implications of soliciting and organizing churches to violate core principles of our society." According to the Associated Press, the complaint "asks the IRS to stop the Alliance Defense Fund from signing up churches to violate the federal restriction." They also want the IRS to investigate if the pulpit initiative itself violates the law and jeopardizes ADF's tax-exempt status. Three former top IRS officials have also asked the agency to investigate ADF's actions surrounding "Pulpit Freedom Sunday." Erik Stanley, ADF's attorney, wrote an article which outlines ADF's viewpoint. ADF believes that the IRS' ban on partisan politicking and electioneering is unconstitutional. "The tax agency's rule is unconstitutional because it muzzles free speech and improperly entangles the state in church affairs," Stanley said.