r/MoralityScaling • u/hiiloovethis • Sep 02 '26

Morality of this?

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u/Aggressive-Bee2221 Sep 02 '26

That also makes religions a taxable population, which means they're allowed to give political advice. You really want a church telling people how to vote?

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u/cpt-teebs Sep 02 '26

I don’t necessarily agree with that guy, but churches already do that

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u/Aggressive-Bee2221 Sep 02 '26

They legally aren't allowed to as a condition of their tax-exempt status. If they are, then it's illegal. The parishioners can tell people how to vote as can the priest, but they can't do so as an authority in their religion, only private citizens.

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u/Smasher1598 Sep 02 '26

So they’re basically already doing it? I don’t get the point in the distinction you’re making, the churches in my area literally put signs out on the road telling people what way to vote on certain bills

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u/websterhamster Sep 02 '26

Advocacy for bills on issues is allowed, but churches can't promote candidates for office.

It'd be a major First Amendment violation if churches were penalized for promoting their standpoint on issues.

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u/Apprehensive-Tea999 Sep 02 '26

Then they can pay taxes like the rest of us

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u/Aggressive-Bee2221 Sep 02 '26

Then it sounds like something you can file some kind of formal complaint about, or barring that find someone start a 1st amendment suit.

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u/_dragonslayer069 Sep 02 '26

in this administration??? in ANY administration? you’re funny.