Seems Pastor James "Mac" Hammond gave a sermon reacting to CREW's IRS complaint against the Living Word Christian Center -- and the subsequent media coverage. The Pastor does quite well for himself -- and he told the congregation that he'd welcome an IRS audit according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:

In a sermon peppered with "hallelujahs" from Hammond and "amens" from the congregation, Hammond said some of the accusations in the IRS complaint and news story "are inaccurate ... and many paint a picture of the ministry that is grossly inappropriate."

However, he was not specific about inaccuracies except to say that he has two houses in Florida, not two condos. He said he has no control over the board that sets his compensation and that his pay is scrutinized by attorneys.

He got one of many laughs when he said the Star Tribune story had "left out" his two motorcycles. He also quipped that his Porsche has been "an expensive ministry tool" because a State Patrol officer who gave him one of four speeding tickets he has gotten in it went through church membership classes. He said he buys expensive clothes because "if I look decent, I preach better, so I'm really doing it for you, amen."

Hammond said that he has repaid all loans and that if he got favorable terms, it was in place of compensation. He said he would welcome an IRS audit because he has strived to "dot every i and cross every t" on tax rules.

Hey, if Hammond wants the audit and CREW wants the audit, the IRS should do the audit.