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[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

Doesn't the government have a law that urges them not to support politicians from the church

[-] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 19 points 11 months ago

Technically the IRS can (should) revoke a church's non profit status if they are caught campaigning for specific candidates. But it happens all the time regardless and there is rarely a consequence.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago

Yes , and it is consistantly not enforced.

There should have been hundreds of churches charged over this back in 2016, but the IRS refuses to touch churches, no matter how blatantly they violate the separation.

[-] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Well, technically the church itself already has a collection of texts that unequivocally damn behaviours such as shown by Trump. It's called the Bible or something like that, i believe.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Depends on what passages you read.

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