Political Activities In The Church

[Campbell]

By not taxing churches, the government is prevented from directly interfering with how those churches operate. By the same token, those churches are also prevented from directly interfering with how the government operates in that they cannot endorse any political candidates, they cannot campaign on behalf of any candidates, and they cannot attack any political candidate such that the effectively endorse that person'’s opponent.

 

[tyroneweaver]

Every year a letter is read in our church that the chapel is not to be used for poliitical purposes.

 

[Campbell]

Every year a letter is read in our church that the chapel is not to be used for poliitical purposes.

Does anybody pay any attention to it?

 

[talksalot]

Every year a letter is read in our church that the chapel is not to be used for poliitical purposes.

Does anybody pay any attention to it?

The letter says if someone reports you to Big Brother for speaking against issues that have become "political" like gay marriage or abortion you will lose your tax exempt status.

 

[Clement]

By not taxing churches, the government is prevented from directly interfering with how those churches operate. By the same token, those churches are also prevented from directly interfering with how the government operates in that they cannot endorse any political candidates, they cannot campaign on behalf of any candidates, and they cannot attack any political candidate such that the effectively endorse that person'’s opponent.

This is just more propaganda from the secular left. We do not endorse political candidates, or campaign on behalf of any candidates. We do not attack candidates, we attack policies and compare them to what scripture and history say.

 

[Campbell]

By not taxing churches, the government is prevented from directly interfering with how those churches operate. By the same token, those churches are also prevented from directly interfering with how the government operates in that they cannot endorse any political candidates, they cannot campaign on behalf of any candidates, and they cannot attack any political candidate such that the effectively endorse that person'’s opponent.

This is just more propaganda from the secular left. We do not endorse political candidates, or campaign on behalf of any candidates. We do not attack candidates, we attack policies and compare them to what scripture and history say.

 

[Clement]

By not taxing churches, the government is prevented from directly interfering with how those churches operate. By the same token, those churches are also prevented from directly interfering with how the government operates in that they cannot endorse any political candidates, they cannot campaign on behalf of any candidates, and they cannot attack any political candidate such that the effectively endorse that person'’s opponent.

This is just more propaganda from the secular left. We do not endorse political candidates, or campaign on behalf of any candidates. We do not attack candidates, we attack policies and compare them to what scripture and history say.

Is this supposed to mean something?

 

[hobelim]

This is just more propaganda from the secular left. We do not endorse political candidates, or campaign on behalf of any candidates. We do not attack candidates, we attack policies and compare them to what scripture and history say.

"We do not endorse political candidates" ? "We do not attack candidates"? "We attack policies"?


How many of you are there?



Was I imagining the past several decades of hypocritical religious right wing attacks on the personal lives of political rivals and sitting presidents?

 

[Clement]

This is just more propaganda from the secular left. We do not endorse political candidates, or campaign on behalf of any candidates. We do not attack candidates, we attack policies and compare them to what scripture and history say.

"We do not endorse political candidates" ? "We do not attack candidates"? "We attack policies"?


How many of you are there?

I don't recall for sure, a few million I think.

Was I imagining the past several decades of hypocritical religious right wing attacks on the personal lives of political rivals and sitting presidents?

You imagine quite a bit, from what I can see, for example, the Church is not a political party, although most paranoid socialists and communists think it is, which is why they want to see it eliminated.