Hey Georgie Warbucks , does that include .....black churches ?

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"If that's what it takes to keep the peace , then thank God for the bomb" Ozzy Osbourne Sat Cong !

The more appropriate question would be: "Who has the right to decide what can and cannot be said from any pulpit in any church?"

Answer: Other than God and those who are members of the congregation where the pulpit stands, NO ONE.

Need verification? Check the 1st Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

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Actually, demanding that a church give up it's tax exempt status would be illegal because it would in fact be an act intended to penalize (through taxation) those churches that refused to remain silent about issues that are important to the church. King George attempted to do that very thing by rewarding the churches that supported him and penalizing those that didn't. And that is what the 1st Amendment was written to protect us from.

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The churches mission is to worship and teach gods will and if the congragation use this in there private lives to make political decisions on there own that is fine. But for the church to use it's influence on it's congragation to further it's political stand is wrong. What is good for the church is to worship god with out fear of the freedom to do so and that is it.

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Black churches too ?

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"If that's what it takes to keep the peace , then thank God for the bomb" Ozzy Osbourne Sat Cong !

Church over state and state over church are both wrong, it takes away at some level of the freedom to choose. You have a religious based society or a religiously ran society, the one is influenced and there for bases his actions and lives based on those religious morals at the same time you have the right not to with out fear of reprisal. The other you only have the choice will be taken away because it would in every sence church over state and your choice to do something that is against religious beliefs or the law of the church would be taken away. It is a fine line to be sure but once you cross that line one way or another or even blur it you have taken away the freedom of that society on both sides.

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Live your life so that when you die.
The world cries. the shadow

All churches, especialy the black church no just kidding but I have been to some black churches and you know why I went because they don't look at a white man like if you came into there hood they welcome you in more so than a white church with a black man. Also let me tell you in a black church you better be ready to get down and worship the lord because there is so much energy wow you would just have to go and experience it they don't just worship with there mind or there heart they worship from the bottom of there toes to the end of every last hair on there head.

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When you came into this world you cried.
Live your life so that when you die.
The world cries. the shadow

I don't have a problem with churches encouraging members to vote but their purpose is to worship and not be used as a political platform. A poltician that uses a church to further his political career is just selling his soul for votes.

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An American first and always a Conservative.

Go Sooners

That is why they should not even encourage because like polaticians if you give them an inch they can take a mile.

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When you came into this world you cried.
Live your life so that when you die.
The world cries. the shadow

Are you going to be the one to tell them whom they can and cannot invite to their services ?

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"If that's what it takes to keep the peace , then thank God for the bomb" Ozzy Osbourne Sat Cong !