Churches campaigning for Trump? Take away their tax-exempt status.

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[–] 28 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That’s the brilliant thing about the making politics about cultural issues. Churches can campaign for culture shit all day long. They just can’t say “vote for _____.”

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  • [–] [S] 42 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    But Trump has made clear he won’t punish churches that violate the Johnson amendment in 2024, even vowing on a Christian nationalist broadcast last May that he’ll abolish the prohibition if reelected.

    But that's exactly what they're doing.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Even when they do, and I have sent in photos of a local church with "Trump 2020" on their placard, nothing at all happens to them.

    They aren't even contacted as far as I can tell.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Maybe cc a news organization or three on the email to the IRS next time and they can do some follow-up reporting on it?

    Failing that, there ought to be some way a lawsuit could get filed that could force the IRS to do their job, though that'd be an expensive and time consuming thing

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