[twyn1]

Our church -- (a very large, non-denominational, Bible-teaching church) -- almost got into trouble for having "Voter Guides" available to the congragation -- I think the only reason they didn't lose their tax-exempt status was because they made no recommendations from the pulpit, but just had the materials available

[Kuksool]

Which organization provided the voters guides? Who whined about the material? Regardless of what the ACLU declares, it is perfectly legal for churches to provide voter guides. Pastors can sermonize about the importance of voting. They can even discuss the issues in an election year (i.e. abortion, Iraq, living wages, etc). Churches can't endorse/oppose a candidate. Thus, if churches just stick to talking about the issues, they will be okay. It is absolutely hypocritical for liberals to oppose the voter guides of the Religious Right, when Left-Wing groups (unions, NAACP) distribute "non-partisian" voter information to liberal houses of worship. People who oppose conservative voter guides just want to disinfranchise the voting rights of Christians.