Judge asked to resolve 'million-$ bill'
Secret Service seized gospel tracts that look like currency
 
A Christian group that had a supply of "million-dollar bill" gospel tracts seized by the U.S. Secret Service is seeking relief in federal court Monday.
Brian Fahling, representing the Denton, Texas-based Great News Network, will ask a judge in Dallas to order return of the tracts and prevent the government agency's local field office from arresting anyone who distributes them.

Fahling, counsel for the American Family Association Center for Law and Policy, told WND he wants the judge to rule whether the Secret Service's application of the U.S. code is constitutional.

Mark Lowery, special agent in charge of the Dallas district, refused to comment for this article but has said the agency is preparing a cease-and-desist order, arguing the tract violates a federal law that says reproductions of currency cannot be regulation size and cannot be two-sided.

Fahling insists the sections of the U.S. code's title 18 cited by the government, 475 and 504, don't apply.

He argues 475 deals only with authorized denominations – there is no $1 million bill – and 504 pertains only to exact copies of currency. The tracts have numerous differences, including a gospel message on the back, he points out.

Comfort told WND the pursuit of a judge's decision is necessary to resolve the matter.

"Some Christians think we've broken a law," he said. "Our concern is that Christians know we're reputable."

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