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09-26-2010 , 09:16 PM
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If you have a weak heart, you probably should not read what i'm about to say, as it may shock you.

Today was pulpit freedom Sunday. Due to a law passed during the Eisenhower administration, pastors and their ilk are not supposed to endorse specific politicians from the pulpit, or risk their tax exempt status. Several pastors protested this by civil disobedience. They are supporting a politician from the pulpit recording the sermon, and sending it in.

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Nearly 100 pastors across the country took part in Pulpit Freedom Sunday today, an in-your-face challenge to what the government says can and cannot be said in church.

The pastors, along with the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based nonprofit Alliance Defense Fund, planned today's event as a reaction to a law stating that churches are not allowed to support politicians from the pulpit, according to the ADF.

The growing trend is a challenge to the IRS from the churches, and may jeopardize their all-important tax-exempt status. But some pastors and church leaders said they are willing to defy the law to defend their right to freedom of speech.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/pulpit-free...1731772&page=1

I believe in the ultimate separation of church and state. This includes making sure the state doesn't use incentives or disincentives to control what is said inside the church.
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09-26-2010 , 11:02 PM
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I believe in the ultimate separation of church and state. This includes making sure the state doesn't use incentives or disincentives to control what is said inside the church.
This is interesting, I have never really thought about it that way. Very good point.

I do believe though that a church that has tax exempt status should have to be open to audits. I don't think that if a church is run like a business it should be tax exempt, but on the other hand if it is run like a charity (a proper one anyway where a large majority goes to the poor and/or needy), it should be tax exempt.
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09-26-2010 , 11:05 PM
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This is interesting, I have never really thought about it that way. Very good point.

I do believe though that a church that has tax exempt status should have to be open to audits. I don't think that if a church is run like a business it should be tax exempt, but on the other hand if it is run like a charity (a proper one anyway where a large majority goes to the poor and/or needy), it should be tax exempt.
Financial auditing is different than affecting the message. I do agree with the financial auditing.
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09-26-2010 , 11:21 PM
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*Shrug* They should have to file like any other non-profit. Hopefully this will end tax-exempt status for churches, or at least for these churches.
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