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Alice11111

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3. Unconstitutional as hell, but they do it anyway.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Nov 2, 2017, 02:38 PM

Nov 2017

Karl Roves 2004 Bush camp was Huge in the churches. They showed Abortion films, stuff that has always been illegal, as if they had to turn out for Bush to stop murder of children, right before they were delivered.

They will stop at nothing.

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Fine print: GOP tax bill repeals a law barring churches from endorsing political candidates [View all] babylonsister Nov 2017 OP

Huh? SoCalMusicLover Nov 2017 #1

The churches tell you to vote your conscience. Kittycow Nov 2017 #2

4000 isn't exactly a huge percentage of "religious leaders". Mariana Nov 2017 #4

No, they don't. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2017 #5

I suspect for most of them it's a pragmatic decision FBaggins Nov 2017 #8

That is certainly part of it. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2017 #9

Politics is intensely corrupting to religion. This is a huge Hortensis Nov 2017 #10

Unconstitutional as hell, but they do it anyway. Alice11111 Nov 2017 #3

They can't do that using reconciliation in the Senate, can they? hvn_nbr_2 Nov 2017 #6

They probably can FBaggins Nov 2017 #7

Tax churches. Tax 100% of their income. And tax them retroactive to inception. Orrex Nov 2017 #11