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Originally posted by Slartibartfast
A church that does endorse a politician risks losing tax exempt status.
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So how do Jerry Falwell and the 800 Club, etc get away with it? Why is the right wing political agenda so embedded in the Republican party that those religious groups even have private reception areas in the Republican party conventions (something they are very careful to not let out since (was it) Frontline exposed the relatonship? Iif the Trenton Bishop can make a political speech against the NJ Governor, then why do you not openly and strongly criticize the bishop? Is it right only because the bishop is doing what the pope ordered? And yes, that is what the pope ordered - which is what the title of this post is about. Church leaders are to pressure Catholic politicians to impose church doctrine on US laws - by order of the pope about less than one year ago.