the Johnson Amendment

[Rune]

religion and politics are often intertwined. When you disallow a religion to speak freely of their beliefs, you are preventing their free exercise of religion. Churches shouldn't be taxed, and they should be allowed to say what they believe. I say this as a staunch atheist. The idea that paying taxes and sucking taker dick is the price of admission to speak politically is an abhorrent notion to begin with.

No you human Trapizoid.
The big skirmish with the Limeys was fought over no taxation without representation. Can't you see that this is the exact same principle?

 

[Mott the Hoople]

churches should rent atheists our rights.......

......before the Libertarians get them.

 

[Mott the Hoople]

im not arguing what is.

I am arguing what should be.

Well that would make you a polemicist and not a philosopher.

So if you want to argue polemics then non-overlapping magisteria is the way it ought to be in this country, and it largely is, as it is healthier for both the political and religious realms just as it is with science and religion or, to put it another way, “Give unto Caesar what is Caesars.”.

 

[Flash]

why would say the issue of abortion, be only a secular issue? that certainly still seems to be in the realms of religion. As would things like the death penalty, helping the needy, advocating for various social programs, all have a religious bent to them as well as political. secular topics are not mutually exclusive with religious ones.

, dea

Churches are free to preach against abortion, death penalty, etc. and engage in voter registration and education activities. They just cannot endorse candidates or parties. They can say "never vote for someone who favors abortion." As I posted earlier, this prohibition is virtually never enforced even for those who purposely flout the law.