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I wonder if there's a group that goes around to churches etc... during election seasons and checks to see if this is happening and then reports them. Sure would help with tax revenue, LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteChurch operatives have seemingly been advocating for candidates of a particular "Biblical" orientation for ages. Just they did not orient their comments to "name names", as I recall. Not uncommon for churches to be polling places, just not in the Sanctuary per se.
ReplyDeleteIF the Johnson Amendment suddenly came to be enforced, can you imagine the strong words regarding "free speech", incorrect "oversight", etc.? It would be a frenzy, with the work "weaponization" in the mix, too. BUT also remember the old statement of "Ignorance of the law is not a reason for not obeying it"?
Although the remedies would be simple. If obeyance is not observed, churches pay the corporate income tax rates. Or churches get out of politics. Quite simple, but imagine the uproar from the "law-abiding law breakers"!
usmcmike44 - THAT is a very good idea!
ReplyDeleteCdadbr - Taking that tax exemption away would solve a lot of things.
Before 1960 here in Province of Québec, Catholic Church's priest were going in their sermon sometimes telling that «hell is red and heaven is blue»..
ReplyDelete(must say that in Canada, red is the color of the Liberal party and blue the color of Conservative party).
After having elected a Liberal provincial party and a Liberal party in the federal government all did change.
We got rid of the grip of religion on our governements and could make lot of social transformations to be the society we are now with freedom of speech and since 1982 the add of our Canadian Charter of Rights and Liberties to our Canadian Constitution which provide procteciont to ALL our citizens.
USA has to evolve into the 21st century by getting rid of those religious exctremists as well as racism and sexism.
BUT as MONeY is now the «golden cow« idol USA isn't doing that urgent 180° turn to really achieve the goal ment by the «We the Poeple» Constitution.
Donald Trump had to recognize the restriction but signed an executive order to get around the amendment along with the predictable claims of free speech, religious freedom, protection of individual rights and so on. Now we have groups like the Mothers for Liberty going around creating havoc over drag queens, gays, educational aims, transgender people, and ethnic diversity. No one seems to have the fortitude to resit these forces or to fight the ensuring struggle to stop them.
ReplyDeleteThere is actually resistance happening. I saw someone dubbed the Moms for Liberty "femitwazis."
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