I remember thinking much the same thing when Catholic priests were "requested" to read out an anti-gay-marriage statement to their congregations in church a few weeks ago. A statement in which they asked members of the congregation to contact their political representatives to decry same sex marriage and demand that it remain illegal. If that's not participation in politics, I don't know what is. Separation of Church and State should be maintained and bolstered, and religious orgainisations should be required to play by the same tax rules as any other business, with the exception of the portion which acts as a charitable organisation, which should be subject to the same tax rules as any other charitable organisation.
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Date: 2012-07-19 11:51 am (UTC)I remember thinking much the same thing when Catholic priests were "requested" to read out an anti-gay-marriage statement to their congregations in church a few weeks ago. A statement in which they asked members of the congregation to contact their political representatives to decry same sex marriage and demand that it remain illegal. If that's not participation in politics, I don't know what is. Separation of Church and State should be maintained and bolstered, and religious orgainisations should be required to play by the same tax rules as any other business, with the exception of the portion which acts as a charitable organisation, which should be subject to the same tax rules as any other charitable organisation.