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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many of you are confusing "being involved and vocal on social and political issues" and "supporting a candidate"
Churches can do either or both. The former can lose them their tax exempt status. The latter can't.[/quote]

You've got that exactly backwards.  Endorsing a candidate or political party is prohibited partisan activity.  Being involved and vocal on social and political issues is not.  A church can be active against abortion, or against apartheid, or against racist government policies, or against anti-immigrant policies, or in support of universal health care or prayer in schools or environmental protections.  [/quote]

This thread is looking at this issue about tax exemption somewhat backwards.

[b]Any organization that is active in politics cannot by law be set up as a tax exempt non-profit.  [/b]That doesn't mean the organization can't facilitate discussions about political issues or even advocate for a particular position or host candidates or speakers espousing a particular point of view. [b] But the organization itself cannot explicitly endorse a candidate unless they want to lose their tax exempt status[/b].[/quote]

But liberal tax exempt organizations endorse political candidates all the time.  I am sure conservative ones do as well, but the liberal endorsements are more prominent.

For example:

The Sierra Club
https://www.sierraclub.org/california/2018-endorsements

Planned Parenthood endorsements
http://www.ppactionca.org/voter-resources/voter-guides/

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Sierra club is a 501 c4 not c3. Different status. Allows endorsement. Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California is also a 501 c4 organization separate from Planned Parenthood, which is a 501 c3. As for conservative ones, L.O.L. Family Research Council? Americans for Prosperity? Citizens United? [/quote]

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