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Bravo Pastors!

[Arm_Bears]

My understanding is that the only restriction on political speech in churches is the threat of losing tax exemptions.

[Alex Murphy]

So far this year, more than 1,800 pastors across the United States have participated in Pulpit Freedom Sunday, an annual event hosted by Alliance Defending Freedom that advocates for pastors’ right to speak on politics from the pulpit without fear of losing their churches’ tax exempt status. Pulpit Freedom Sunday, which started Oct. 5 and runs through Election Day on Nov. 4, first began in 2008 with only 33 participating pastors.

Awesome!

Related threads this week:
Houston LGBT Mayor has EVERY LEGAL RIGHT to Prosecute Christian Churches for Political Activity
City of Houston subpoenas pastors' sermons to see if they're criticizing lesbian mayor
City of Houston demands pastors turn over sermons
Houston Demands Oversight of Sermons!

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They already have that right...all they need to do is claim it..!

We must remember that we are dealing with "lawyers", not Gods..! If the folks would just stand together and remind them that it's still "WE THE PEOPLE" and NOT "Us, the stinking, rotten, elitist lawyers." Maybe things would improve somewhat....

Maybe we could hang a few of them...that use to work...

[OrangeHoof]

Funny, you never see black churches have their tax exempt statuses threatened even though they speak politics all the time from the pulpit.

[Sam Gamgee]

Here in Canada we had a pastor speak out against homosexuality. He did it as a private citizen not at Church, but was then dragged before the Alberta Human Rights Commission and given a lifetime ban to speak on homosexually - kid you not. As for speaking on controversial subjects it is only a matter of time at least in this country before status is pulled. Yet, the Suzuki Foundation can engage in outright lies and political speech without consequence.

[MaxMax]

Advocate? As if the Gov has the right to do this. That is just about as outrageous as any statement.