[gdani]

Thanks to Lyndon Johnson, churches and synagogues can keep all the money donated to them as long as their public speakers stay confined to discourses that have nothing to do with politics, civics, or matters of public interest

This is false. Churches, like all other 501(c)(3) orgs, are only prevented from electioneering (i.e. endorsing candidates & working on campaigns).

[Sopater]

Churches, like all other 501(c)(3) orgs, are only prevented from electioneering (i.e. endorsing candidates & working on campaigns).

Seems like reason enough not to accept the conditions of being a 501(c)(3) church. Just say "no".