"David Hartung" wrote in message
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When churches become political propaganda machines (a la Baptist
Church promoting the GOP) it is time for them to pay taxes.

You mean such as the United Church of Christ promoting Barak Obama?

That slices two ways, and historically, it seems as if the black churches
have been more openly partisan than any white church.

Absolutely. NO church has any right to tax exempt status once they become
involved in the political arena. Right or wrong, the LDS church nearly lost
their tax exempt status under Carter because they wouldn't allow blacks into
the priesthood. I'm rather torn on that one, because I believe in equality,
but also believe the government has no place getting involved in the
business of the church (any church) just as the church has no business
getting involved in the government.