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7. They probably can

Sat Nov 4, 2017, 10:37 PM

Nov 2017

Part of the current law was amended in 1987 through reconciliation

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Pub. L. No. 100-023, 101 Stat. 1330. Congress clarified that the prohibition applies to actions “in opposition to” as well as “on behalf of” a candidate, id. § 10711(a), that an organization that loses its charitable status cannot seek exemption as a 501(c)(4) entity, id. § 10711(b), and enhanced the IRS’s audit and enforcement procedures, id. § 10713(a).

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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