Should Religious Groups Endorse Political Candidates?
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’}Some people believe that the separation of church and state prevents churches from being politically active, but that’s not true. Churches can participate in political campaigns all they want – they just can’t do so while being tax exempt. This doesn’t mean that such political activity is a wise choice, of course, but it isn’t prohibited. Wrestling with Truth writes: A separation of church and state (whether you believe the idea is in the First Amendment or not) generally makes sense… But it is unrealistic to expect people with religious beliefs (like the vast majority of the American public) not to reflect on those values while making political decisions. Why do people assume that the former would exclude the latter? Of course people will reflect u
