The deal has always been this: If you want your church to have tax deductible privileges, then you refrain from endorsing candidates from the pulpit. If you want to keep the right to endorse candidates, nothing wrong with that ... just forfeit your right to tax deductions. Many churches have decided to refrain from being reliant on the government by accepting tax deductible status. If they do that, then they can endorse any candidate they want. But you can't have it both ways. This also goes for the African-American churches, though, that seem to constantly have Demwit candidates speak from their pulpits and beg folks for votes as well as money.
On 7-Oct-2012, Truth Teller <trijc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The deal has always been this: If you want your church to have tax
> deductible privileges, then you refrain from endorsing candidates from the
> pulpit. If you want to keep the right to endorse candidates, nothing wrong
> with that ... just forfeit your right to tax deductions. Many churches
> have decided to refrain from being reliant on the government by accepting
> tax deductible status. If they do that, then they can endorse any
> candidate they want. But you can't have it both ways. This also goes for
> the African-American churches, though, that seem to constantly have Demwit
> candidates speak from their pulpits and beg folks for votes as well as
> money.
I dislike Organized Reiligion as much as can be, but the strength of the US
is the value of Free Speech and Religion and it must be defended. Where
would we be without the help and endorsement of our rebellion in the 1700s
from the Church back then.
