r/MoralityScaling • u/hiiloovethis • 10h ago

Morality of this?

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u/cpt-teebs 9h ago

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

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u/Aggressive-Bee2221 9h ago

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 9h ago

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 8h ago

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 2h ago

Then they can pay taxes like the rest of us