- A Right-Wing Think Tank Claimed to Be a Church. Now, Members of Congress Want to Investigate — Forty lawmakers are calling on the IRS and the Treasury to investigate after ProPublica reported that the Family Research Council gained protections by claiming it is a church https://www.propublica.org/article/a-right-wing-think-tank-claimed-to-be-a-church-now-members-of-congress-want-to-investigate#1380306 778 comments politics