Mostly used by preachers who want to discourage their congregants from getting involved in politics, usually left-leaning pastors.
The problem is that as a Christian, I am required to be responsible to Christ's edicts in all facets of my life and that includes politics.
Absolutely true - as for a citizen...but when you are a church and have signed on with an agreement with the gov't about "tax free" benefits - then you have made an agreement and can't have it both ways.
Any church who wants to fore go the tax-free benefits can preach the rafters off with political sermons.
There is a difference - and that's where 'render unto Caesar' comes in.
Maybe so, but the law flies in the face of Freedom of speech and was put in place by then Vice-President Lyndon Johnson to muzzle the baptists (and other christian pastors) in the run-up to the Presidential election because he feared, and rightfully so, they would be preaching against him.
There is also the principle of peaceful disobediance when laws are immoral and this law is immoral, as well as unjust.
While generally the Bible, especially the New Testament, speaks loudly for obeying the laws of your country, this can only be obeyed in the context of obeying all other laws and principles proclaimed by Christ and his Apostles and his Prophets in the Old Testament.