"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
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RHF wrote:
Oh Yeah - They are "Religious" so they should STFU
when it comes to Politics.
The problem is not when a member of a church makes their political opinion
known, or even works to elect any politician. It comes when that person
uses the power and/or facilities of the church to do such political work.
A preacher/parson/vicar/rabbi/priest/etc. should never promote any
political position as a part of a church/synagog activity. Nor should a
lay person use the power or facilities of such church/synagog for such
purpose.
As individuals, they have the same right to voice an opinion or vote for
whomever they wish, as long as they are not trying to do so as a
representative of the church/synagog. This is much like the law that
prohibits government employees from promoting any candidate (including
those in the armed services).
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1828.pdf
See pp. 5-8 et. seq especially