Reply #19: What's very strange to me is the BIG change of combining the [View All]

[napi21]

church & politics. I was raised Catholic, and attended a Catholic grade school & high school. I was in HS when Jack Kennedy was elected. I remember a few discussions in class about politics, but I also remember being told "we CAN'T support any candidates or we risk losing out tax exemption!" What the hell happened? I don't recall and change in the laws, but over the years a lot of churches decided to jump right into the middle of presidential politics! Is it because the IRS secretly decided they weren't going to persue the violations?

By the way, I also remember being taught that supporting the death penalty was a sin, and people should think about that when deciding who to vote for.