Tax exempt status has always been an acknowledgememnt by our government that organized religion is a
major major major major major major major
benefit to our one nation under God and our society.
So much so that churches pay no taxes - by law.
You simply do not understand the facts here.
A man is choosing to participate as a member of the Church. The Church has membership requirements (with receiving communion being the ultimate sign of full membership). One of the membership rquirements is to not be an unrepentant public sinner. When someone does not meet membership requirements, they are not afforded the privileges of membership.
No politics involved. Which is why this issue has been ignored up until now because the Church did not want this public pissing match.
It is the snarling in-your-face whining and politicization of communion by hisexellencybishop John Faux Kerry that politicized his own choice to ignore the membership rules while demanding membership privileges.
There has never been an absolute "right" to receive communion.
Precisely. Perhaps he will start calling himself "bishop" Kerry.