"Five years ago, I wrote about threats made by the Internal Revenue Service against conservative churches for supposedly engaging in politicking. Today, the IRS is again attempting to chill free speech, sending notices to more than 15,000 non-profit organizations—including churches—regarding its new crackdown on political activity. "
I don't think clergymen should be preaching politics from the pulpit.
For every conservative clergyman out there ignored by the popular media, there is a pack of Methodist, Prebyterian and Episcopalian anti-war, anti-gun, pro-illegal alien, pro-sodomite "Christian" revisionists sqealing like so many swine from the pulpits and given mass coverage by the media.
Tax 'em if they politicize - but tax 'em equally.
The conservatives will come out ahead.
It's nice that you are allowed to think that.
But what if it IS THERE RELIGION to comment on politics from the pulpit?
That was the religion of Jeremiah, Isaiah, Amos, Hosea, all the other prophets, John the Baptist, and Jesus.
"I don't think clergymen should be preaching politics from the pulpit. "
And I don't think the IRS should be able to stifle free speech under color of governmental tax laws.
There are many organizations that should not be taxed at all and that could be done even more effectively under the provisions of the FairTax - and with far less punitive measures.