[End The Hypocrisy]

Maybe they, like the Republican-controlled House that just shot that bill down, figured that theocracies wouldn't work any better here in the USA than they have in places like Iran or Afghanistan.

Regardless, though, if there's a double standard in terms of how this gag order is applied to LIBERAL churches, then we need to raise Caine with the IRS for not enforcing the law objectively. Fortunately President Bush's homeland security initiative is making it easier to fire parasitic bureaucrats across the entire federal government.

Jerry Falwell firmly believes that Jesse Jackson has been allowed to behave politically in churches in ways that conservatives could never get away with doing. Now that this bill has been defeated even in a Republican-controlled House, isn't it time to move on to plan B: better enforcement of the existing rule so that Liberals can no longer get away with illegal mischief while still claiming tax-exempt status?

[rmlew]

Between 1776 and 1955 we did not have a Theocracy. In fact we did not have a theocracy during the late 18th and early 19th century when some states had official churches.
What basis do you have to presume taht we will have a Theocracy if we go back to the freedom of speech we had from 1850-1955?
The factis that we are a very diverse country with regard to religion. There are hundreds of sects in this country. To assume that once would dominate is preposterous.
What I do so is a domination by the state for the purpose of a particular beliefs system: Atheism, under the guse of seperation.

[moteineye]

I bet the vote was pretty much aloing party lines.This is a freedom of speech issue. Freedom of speech should not be denied anywhere. I say take this issue to court.I agree with you on holding the liberal churchs to the same standards.

[aristeides]

And then there is the third possible course of action: get rid of the income tax.