Evangelical Churches across the nation are wading into politics with pastors endorsing candidates from the pulpit. While they risk losing their tax-exempt status, they are gambling on a McCain/Palin victory which would, they hope, repeal the prohibition against political speech by tax-exempt organizations.
The Alliance Defense Fund has been promoting this movement here.
CNN has a video here: CNN Video
While they do have an argument under “freedom of speech,” it loses force when they argue that not only are they free to endorse political candidates (as opposed to social issues) but they should also continue to be taxpayer subsidized through their special tax-exempt status. More and more, evangelical christians are acting like the radical mullahs they so passionately fear.
In the battle of “Who’s God is THE God,” we, the people, always lose.