Catholic deacon told congregation not to vote for Biden.
I was not present when this happened, but I heard it from two sources, one of which was in the congregation and heard the deacon. I will refer to this person as the "Source".
"Source" was at mass on a Saturday about 2 weeks ago. According to the "Source", the deacon expressed his personal beliefs on this election. The deacon told the congregation not to vote for Biden. The deacon said that Biden was going to turn this country communist. The "Source walked out and others did also.
The next day (Sunday) at 9 am mass, the parish priest told the congregation that he spoke to the deacon twice and apologized for what the deacon said. It was not nice or good. Despite what the parish priest said, the parish priest put democrats down also.
The "Source" has voted already, and voted for Biden. The "Source is tired of Trump's lies, foul language, and his bully ways.
I'm already looking for a new church.
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Due to a pastor endorsing a candidate?
The closest that I can think of was a DC circuit court opinion (Branch Ministries v. Rossotti) that involved a church spending money to purchase a newspaper ad.
It's very likely (certainly with the upcoming SCOTUS makeup) that the Johnson Amendment would be considered unconstitutional if applied to a pastor speaking from the pulpit.
The IRS appears to know this. There have been dozens of pastors who have been self-reporting themselves to the IRS (saying essentially "come and get us"
because they want the run the matter through the courts and get the amendment thrown out. The IRS hasn't taken them up on the challenge... so I doubt they would in this case either.
This Church is a Brethren, almost across the street from me. An old Church of the Bretren.. I would not have gone to the old Church. They built a new Church across the street and hired 2 Ministers.
Almost across the street from me. You find the love and inclusion in most of your predominantly black Churches. Trust me I know!
