| | I'm honestly becoming a little scared about religion's increasing place in the public sphere, which I'm sure was part of the reason behind me starting this blog. We have two presidential candidates who are falling over each other to prove they will be more religious-friendly than the other (I think McCain won that battle with the pick of Palin!). And now, preachers are breaking the law to overtly support political candidates. It sounds as though they are mostly McCain supporters.
There is just so much that's wrong with this. Tax-exempt status is meant for *non-political* organizations. The idea behind tax-exempt status is to allow organizations serving the public good to get a break from the government on taxes. Organizations that are seeking financial gain or political gain for someone aren't included because they're not out to serve the public good.
These preachers feel that God wants them to promote political candidates. That's fine with me, but in that case I don't feel US taxpayers should foot the bill for these churches to promote one candidate over another. They can stop getting tax breaks from the government then and promote whatever candidate they want. And if God really wants McCain elected, then he can foot the bill himself.
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