[sasafras]

“These are not churches, they are not proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ.”

Your naive - the church of the left takes the form of environmentalism, abortion and race hate. Silencing churches is exactly what the good communists would want and apparantly it is ok with you. Sad commentary.

[HereInTheHeartland]

No one is silenced.
Do you attend church to be fed political viewpoints, or to worship the living God? Why do you want a church to do this?
Are you active politically on a local level? Are you out campaigning for candidates and issues?
Should churches have a “recommended candidates” list? Who would decide which candidates that the church would support? A committee or the lead pastor? What about churches that advocate support for environmental issues; is that ok?