Clinton and Davis Politicking from pulpit

[Freedom]

Pastor Questions Clinton and Davis Politicking From the Pulpit

(CNSNews.com) - A conservative African-American pastor is questioning why Bill Clinton was invited to deliver a pro-Democrat message from the pulpit of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles last Sunday morning. "Liberals are big on separation of church and state, so where's the outcry from the ACLU, the Rev. Barry Lynn and others about this obvious violation?" asked the Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson.

Peterson heads the nonprofit Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny, which focuses on "rebuilding the family by rebuilding the man." According to Peterson, "It appears the same rules don't apply to liberal black churches and Democratic Party officials."

He called Clinton's partisan remarks from the pulpit a "blatant double standard." It is against the law for members of the clergy to engage in politics from the pulpit, and the ACLU has previously raised concerns about churches that use the pulpit to distribute Christian Coalition voter guides. In his recent speech, former President Clinton urged black parishioners to forgive the mistakes that Gov. Gray Davis "may" have made in governing California. He also urged his listeners to vote no on the recall. Peterson called Clinton and Davis "liars who should be rebuked," and he criticized blacks who give "blind allegiance" to such men.

D O U B L E S T A N D A R D S (But they have no shame)
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[WantaghDem]

For anyone who is interested in this issue, you should know that there have been clear rulings on the permissibility of political speech of clergy.

And it is clearly ALLOWED by law for individuals to speak about elections and to endorse a candidate - and it is allowed by the IRS, which in this case is more important to the churches!

The rule is clear - any pastor wishing to speak on a specific election or endorse a candidate may do so as long as they make it clear that they are not doing so in the name of thr church, but as an individual citizen. There is no case on record where the IRS prosecuted a church for political speech from the pulput...however, the issue is sufficiently charged that most churches advise against it from the pulpit lest it be interpreted, however the pastor makes it clear otherwise, as an endorsement from that church.

Clearly, no law or rule was broken. Clearly.
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