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Related: About this forumPulpit Politicking Prevarication: For Liberty Counsel’s Staver, Truth Is Not An Option
Aug 21, 2012 by Simon Brown in Wall of SeparationChurches need to ask themselves if someone who claims to be on their side is also asking them to risk their tax exemption, is that person looking out for church interests or his own?
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Pulpit Politicking Prevarication: For Liberty Counsel’s Staver, Truth Is Not An Option (Original Post)
Adsos Letter
Aug 2012
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cbayer
(146,218 posts)1. It's a very fine line many of these churches walk.
The IRS has been pretty easy on them so far, but that could change any time.
longship
(40,416 posts)2. Americans United is a great outfit.
They alert on churches (both conservative and liberal) for partisan advocacy. I support this group whole-heartedly.
R&K
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)3. I agree, and they get my financial support.
Neither liberal nor conservative religion should get a pass on issues of Church/'State separation. It saddens me to see some liberal believers call out conservative infringements while advocating similar infringements of Church/State separation when it comes to their own religious beliefs.
EDIT: spelling