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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:03 AM Original message |
To what extent should churches be allowed to discuss the election? |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. I suppose we're just supposed to "Believe" that those Special Sessions will be |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I'm curious as hell to see how they're going to do it. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. There is a genuine Calling for folks who can perform the "fly on the wall" function in America's |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. "Hey folks, go vote. It is very impostant to our country." That is it. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. If the churches don't get it by now, it's because the IRS hasn't been |
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instantkarma (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:19 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Or, If the churches don't get it by now, |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Evangelicals are worse than Catholics in my neck of the woods. |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. "Jesus wants you to vote" would probably be ok. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
3. Unless they do away with the charitable deduction, NONE. |
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instantkarma (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
5. As much as they want. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
7. Churches teach about values |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:19 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. In 2004 most of the priests at my mostly conservative college |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 11:43 AM Response to Reply #10 |
26. Jesuit priests probably spend more time thinking about |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 09:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
36. When they aren't thinking about little boys. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 11:43 AM Response to Reply #10 |
27. Jesuit priests probably spend more time thinking about |
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WarbirdForObama (342 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
8. Let them discuss |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. The basic tax rule is that non-profit organizations cannot engage in partisan political activity |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. About prop 8. is that technically partisan activity? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Advocating for just one side of a ballot proposition falls under partisan activity |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
14. What is meant by "discuss"? |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Discuss means discuss. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Okay, they're having "sessions" |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. That is certainly your opinion. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Well by all means, then |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Well, I'll add this, then. |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Ahem. Not necessarily. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. So many non-profits.. |
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bighart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
20. I have not heard much in my area about churches being overtly |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Check out their billboards when you're driving around. |
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bighart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I heard a local pastor say something to the effect |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. If it were my pastor, I would just like to know that I was truly able to |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
28. We campaign openly (always have) in black churches. I'd just |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Well, I suspect we'll be revisiting this one, one day soon. |
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bighart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. what do you mean when you say |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
29. It's wrong. nt |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
33. They are not allowed to discuss candidates and retain their (c)3 |
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GreenFiles (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-29-08 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
34. If they enage in any political discussion they should lose tax exempt status |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
37. They should tell people to research, make up their own minds, and vote |
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