Higher name calling
A friend of mine went to church this morning and was told it was a sin to vote the way he was planning on voting.
Claiming the support a single person is a sin in the name of the Bible seems blasphemous to me. We should be able to look at religious institutions as paragons of morality, not petty partisan name callers. Witchhunts should have ended centuries ago. I’m not sure wearing your religion on your sleeve is the best way to be a politician even if one were a Christian.
I think the Sojourners have it right on this one: God is Not a Republican. Or a Democrat. That site has Christian-inspired viewpoints that have been overlooked this political season.
In addition to being divisive within the congregation, the priest did something that violates his church’s tax-exempt status.
On page 8 of this IRS publication gives a handful of examples of what is against the law. My friend’s morning experience corresponds to the illegal activity in the fourth hypothetical example. And this is going on all over this U.S. this weekend.
I would encourage anyont to visit here for what they can do about it if your clegy starts advocating a particular candidate from the pulpit.