More than 1,000 pastors plan to challenge IRS by endorsing presidential candidate
The annual event, dubbed “Pulpit Freedom Sunday,” has been organized by the conservative Christian group Alliance Defending Freedom. The pastors participating in the event plan to preach about the election, endorse a candidate, and send video of their sermon to the IRS.
“The purpose is to make sure that the pastor — and not the IRS — decides what is said from the pulpit,” Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel for the group, told FoxNews.com. “It is a head-on constitutional challenge.”
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I hope the IRS nails 'em. Yes, they have the freedom to say what they want from the pulpit. They don't have immunity from the results of preaching politics.
"Whatever you are, be a good one." ~ Abraham Lincoln
Democracy4Sale wrote: Perhaps taking away their exemptions for property-tax, and all the other freebies they get will cause them to have a "come-to-Jesus" meeting...?
Good one.
"Whatever you are, be a good one." ~ Abraham Lincoln
Looks to me like they are just pushing for a court case to settle this once and for all, and the IRS has not pursued it in the past. Maybe it needs to be settled and decided. I personally think Celebs and Preachers should stay out of politics, but that's just IMO
If you want to be, press one. If you want not to be, press 2
Republicans are red, democrats are blue, neither of them, gives a flip about you.
LOL wrote: Looks to me like they are just pushing for a court case to settle this once and for all, and the IRS has not pursued it in the past. Maybe it needs to be settled and decided. I personally think Celebs and Preachers should stay out of politics, but that's just IMO
I agree, but preachers get tax breaks. I think they should loose those tax breaks if they poke their noses into politics in an official capacity.
"Whatever you are, be a good one." ~ Abraham Lincoln
Good one.
