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There are no constitutional proscriptions against private relifios
organizations engaging in partisan political activity.


If they are tax exempt under religious affiliation,
yep.


There are restrictions in the IRS code, not in the Constitution.
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David Hartung wrote:
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:11:12 -0600, David Hartung
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There are no constitutional proscriptions against private relifios
organizations engaging in partisan political activity.


If they are tax exempt under religious affiliation,
yep.


There are restrictions in the IRS code, not in the Constitution.


....no law respecting...religion...
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Dave wrote:
David Hartung wrote:
wrote:
On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:11:12 -0600, David Hartung
wrote:

There are no constitutional proscriptions against private relifios
organizations engaging in partisan political activity.

If they are tax exempt under religious affiliation,
yep.

There are restrictions in the IRS code, not in the Constitution.


...no law respecting...religion...


a la 1st Amendment




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On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:11:12 -0600, David Hartung
wrote:

There are no constitutional proscriptions against private relifios
organizations engaging in partisan political activity.


If they are tax exempt under religious affiliation,
yep.


If an organization is subsidized by government it cannot use its power
help shape that government. That is a conflict of interest.
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David Hartung wrote:
Dave wrote:
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:11:12 -0600, David Hartung
wrote:

There are no constitutional proscriptions against private relifios
organizations engaging in partisan political activity.

If they are tax exempt under religious affiliation,
yep.


If an organization is subsidized by government it cannot use its power
help shape that government. That is a conflict of interest.


if that is true, then NPR must stop doing political commentary. Such
would be a great loss.


NPR is content neutral.
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