[gdani]

I had never heard of a Republican using a pulpit to run for office before; and was under the impression that Democrats were the only one's to do this. By the way, just as an FYI for me .... in what state is this?

Ohio. Republican candidates (local, state & national) make frequent appearances at churches. I even saw Bob Dole (for some reason) in 1996 myself. I have no clue why others haven't experienced Republicans doing this.

I just moved from New York and it wasn't an issue there. Of course, there are almost no Republicans in NYC so.....

[Hodar]

Thank you for your response. This was a good day, in that I learned something new. I can understand that with the Free Speech in the counstitution, a political candidate would be free to espouse his beliefs anywhere. I had never heard of this freedom being extended to Republicans before. I would further venture to guess (and guess is the correct word) that as long as the church does not divest funds to a political cause (refer to Gore and his Buddist temple fiasco) there is no IRS conflict.