Check out the uproar over at DU. They want to pull their tax exempt status. Of course, they never say that about churches like Rev. Wright’s.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3600064
Rev. Jay Scott Newman
my new hero!!!!!
Woohooo!!!!!!!!!
every priest and every Rev should be doing this.
My mother in law is in MA and totally ignorant to politics but votes for anything with a D.
I would love to see Kennedy’s, delahunts, franks priest say get out you are not what we stand for.
Infact why the people does not instruct catholic priests is beyond me..
All of New England should be conservative if most of the religious folk there actually wasn’t ignorant to politics
Good for that priest for sticking to his guns.
Praise the Lord. A priest with guts. Now why can’t we hear something like this from His Holiness.
I agree with the Priest.
The churches should have been telling their parishioners and congregants this BEFORE the election. They would not have had to mention any candidates by name (thereby jeopardizing their tax-exempt status) but just saying if they considered themselves Christians, they could not vote for any candidate who was pro-abortion; especially late-term and for infanticide after a botched abortion attempt.
Good for him. Pastors of all Christian churches should be exercising this type of church discipline.
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Yay!!! Spine - guts - IOW, The Courage of His Convictions! Just what the doctor ordered. May it become a wild fire. Ping me to relevant articles - wag will be off duty for a couple of days, and I'll be tiptoeing into ping duty more anyway.
This is exactly the kind of message people need to hear - not the standard omission of any political subject matter or a defeatist “oh well, give it up, he’s our President, let’s support him”.
I’d consider my local church to be fairly conservative, but I’ve seen nothing like this. Bravo!
Good for him!
ALL churches should adopt similar policies.
[not holding my breath]
I’m loving this. God has morals now. What a concept.
This is good.
Everyone else who professes faith needs to understand their choices have consequences
When you choose to actively support evil, then you are the willing servant of evil. You have no place in The Church as long as you choose evil.
I have been a Catholic my whole life and support the Church most of the time. But the law is the law and this priest just violated Section 501(c)(3) of US Code Title 26 when he named a specific person, namely, Obama.
It would have been ok if he said to consider abortion and vote your conscience or a more general admonishment. But being specific is a violation and he is jeopordizing the tax exempt status of that parish.
Note the lat line where it says “...any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office”:
Section 501(c)(3) of US Code Title 26
“(3) Corporations, and any community chest, fund, or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes, or to foster national or international amateur sports competition (but only if no part of its activities involve the provision of athletic facilities or equipment), or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation (except as otherwise provided in subsection (h)), and which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.”
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/uscode26/usc_sec_26_00000501——000-.html
Brave priest.
How long until he is censured by his Bishop?
This man needs to be named a Bishop Today!!!!!!!
Exactly - this election was a line in the sand.
And, yes, "line in the sand" is a biblical reference.
This priest will be a bishop someday. Pope Benedict is watching!
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