“Vote for Our Man! We’re Finally Allowed to Tell You This!”
I had to laugh when I read this story in the NYT today. (If the website requires a log-in, use “laexaminer/laexaminer.")
Republicans in the House of Representatives have quietly introduced a measure to make it easier for churches to support political candidates, just days after the Bush campaign came under fire from liberal groups for inviting church members to distribute campaign information at their houses of worship.My favorite quote, however, is this one: The Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said the timing “simply reeks to high heaven, literally.” Heh.Representative Bill Thomas of California, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, added the measure to a much larger bill, introduced in the committee on Friday, that centers on revising certain corporate taxes. The provision, called Safe Harbor for Churches, would allow religious organizations a limited number of violations of the existing rules against political endorsements without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status.
Some would probably ask why I find this funny, and it’s because churches already do this. Can you say “subliminal messages"? Yeah, me too.
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