http://thewesternword.com/2008/09/30/politics-and-religion/ Independent Commentary about Politics, Sports, the Media, and Current Events Wed, 16 May 2012 15:04:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://thewesternword.com/2008/09/30/politics-and-religion/#comment-512 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:11:00 +0000 http://thewesternword.com/2008/09/30/politics-and-religion#comment-512 speedkill: You may be right about the two options. We’ll see. Thanks, Jack

]]> http://thewesternword.com/2008/09/30/politics-and-religion/#comment-511 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:30:00 +0000 http://thewesternword.com/2008/09/30/politics-and-religion#comment-511 I think you’re missing the point. Those are the rules nonprofits have to play by. There are two options: advocate for repealing the restriction on all nonprofits or explain why churches are special.

]]> http://thewesternword.com/2008/09/30/politics-and-religion/#comment-506 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:03:00 +0000 http://thewesternword.com/2008/09/30/politics-and-religion#comment-506 speedkill – it is probably more of a free speech issue. As long as no church funds are given or fundraisers held for the candidates at the church, I see no problem with it. Thanks for your comments. -Jack

]]> http://thewesternword.com/2008/09/30/politics-and-religion/#comment-505 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:46:00 +0000 http://thewesternword.com/2008/09/30/politics-and-religion#comment-505 These preachers seem to want to frame this as a free speech or religious freedom issue, but that seems obviously wrong. The central issue is that they want to be treated differently than all of the other organizations that have the same tax exempt status. I haven’t seen anyone address that.If a preacher wants to endorse a candidate from the pulpit, the church can give up its exempt status. I don’t really care what they choose, but they shouldn’t get special treatment.

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