States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress
from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion" or that prohibit
the free exercise of religion, laws that infringe the freedom of speech,
infringe the freedom of the press, limit the right to peaceably assemble, or
limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Campaign seasons bring allegations that members of the clergy have crossed a
line set out in a 1954 amendment to the TAX CODE - a document separate from
The First Amendment - that says nonprofit, tax-exempt entities may not
"participate in, or intervene in . . . any political campaign on behalf of
any candidate for public office." Nonprofit entities may participate
in/intervene in social issues, however.
Peace & Blessings,
Rev. Beverly Craig, Senior Minister
Center for Spiritual Living - La Crescenta, California
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