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SECRET CHRISTIAN FASCIST ORG FINANCES MILLION DOLLAR HOUSING FOR US CONGRESSMEN
Few in the secret Fellowship are willing to talk about its mission. It organizes the annual National Prayer Breakfast attended by the president, members of Congress and dignitaries from around the world. But the group leaves its name off the program, even though it spent $924,373 to be host of the event in 2001, bringing in $606,292 in proceeds, according to the most recent available IRS records. It pays travel expenses for foreign officials to attend. The United Methodist Church also leases living quarters to lawmakers at its headquarters at 110 Maryland Ave. in northeast Washington, directly across the street from the Supreme Court and the Capitol. ''We consider it part of our mission in the ministry to provide housing for members of Congress,'' said Jim Winkler, a lobbyist for the church.
Few in the secret Fellowship are willing to talk about its mission. It organizes the annual National Prayer Breakfast attended by the president, members of Congress and dignitaries from around the world. But the group leaves its name off the program, even though it spent $924,373 to be host of the event in 2001, bringing in $606,292 in proceeds, according to the most recent available IRS records. It pays travel expenses for foreign officials to attend. The United Methodist Church also leases living quarters to lawmakers at its headquarters at 110 Maryland Ave. in northeast Washington, directly across the street from the Supreme Court and the Capitol. ''We consider it part of our mission in the ministry to provide housing for members of Congress,'' said Jim Winkler, a lobbyist for the church.
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