[factmart]

A church is prevented by law from endorsing candidates. The SBC won’t go there.

A church is not prevented by law from endorsing candidates and no church has lost their tax exemption. Myth !!!

[Sola Veritas]

“A church is not prevented by law from endorsing candidates and no church has lost their tax exemption. Myth !!!”

You are wrong. A “Pastor” or member of a church can endorse a candidate as an individual private citizen in their OWN name. However, a church, as an entity, cannot publically endorse a candidate without risking losing their tax exempt status.

[xzins]

A church is prevented by law from endorsing candidates so far as their 501(c)3 status is concerned, IF they have filed tax exemption paperwork, OR if they have filed articles of incorporation (apparently, this automatically brings them under 501.)

Indianapolis Baptist Temple was successfully prosecuted for tax reasons regarding employees.

Huckabee is a member of the SBC. My guess is that the SBC has supported both incorporation and filing under 501.

Therefore, my comment that “churches” are prevented by law from endorsing. (They’ll lose that tax exemption.)

[longtermmemmory]

please explain.