To: mhking
Ummm Clinton is not part of the government? Last I checked.
I don't like the man...but he has a right to speak his mind in whatever church he likes.
Are we calling for the censor of those who speak in our churches?
Don't like his message? Then don't attend...what everyone surely knew...would be a PRO-DEMOCRAT love fest.
To: I_love_weather
Again, you are missing the point. Tax-exemption laws for churches contain language that prohibits campaigning from the pulpit. A church can risk losing its tax-exempt status if they are blatantly stumping for a candidate. However, this law does not seem to apply to any church rooting for a democrat.
To: I_love_weather
"I don't like the man...but he has a right to speak his mind in whatever church he likes."
Um... No. He doesn't. Not from the pulpit, anyway. Maybe in the vestibule in a quiet conversation with another parishoner. It's the law. Unfortunately, it's only the law for WASPs and Conservatives. Wish we had an active group to counter the ACLU -- a group that would be jumping in every time something like this happens and KEEP IT FAIR!
To: I_love_weather
No, WE aren't, but the left IS. They're the ones who keep harping on the non-existent separation of church and state. I'm all for everyone who wants to to speak wherever they want to. If the left would shut up, nobody else would bring it up.
45 posted on
09/18/2003 9:22:07 AM PDT by
Marysecretary
(GOD is still in control!)
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