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re: Church in Opelika, AL had a great message on it's sign for Roy Moore.

Posted on 12/7/17 at 3:06 pm to
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 12/7/17 at 3:06 pm to
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Guessing it will be ignored


churches actively campaigning for politicians is still against the law

Posted by BlackHelicopterPilot
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Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 12/7/17 at 3:08 pm to
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churches actively campaigning for politicians is still against the law


"my sign got hacked"
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 12/7/17 at 3:10 pm to
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churches actively campaigning for politicians is still against the law
It is. But one thing the government is good at is picking and choosing what laws to enforce and who to go after. Unless this was a megachurch (unlikely since they are using an old-fashioned letter sign), it's not big enough to do anything about.

My father worked for the IRS for many years and, in general, they only go after the big fish (unless they are making a political point, like Obama's IRS was fond of doing). A small church probably isn't going to ruffle any feathers.
Posted by mattgr1983
Austin, Tx
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 12/7/17 at 3:16 pm to
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churches actively campaigning for politicians is still against the law



Tax them like the business they clearly are.
Posted by ljhog
Lake Jackson, Tx.
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 12/7/17 at 7:37 pm to
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churches actively campaigning for politicians is still against the law

Could you please cite the statute?
Posted by TigerinKorea
Member since Aug 2014
8329 posts
Posted on 12/7/17 at 8:03 pm to
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churches actively campaigning for politicians is still against the law



Not completely.

I know 501c3 organizations are tax exempt, and if they speak out against the government, they can lose their tax exempt status.

But if the church is non-501c3, then it can absolutely speak out.
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