Two churches and a religious group sued the IRS in 2024, saying their First Amendment rights were violated by the ban on endorsing candidates in elections.
There may not be the same quantity, but reach matters, too. The Catholic Church has had two blatantly left-leaning Popes in a row now. While it’s been in a slow decline for a good while, surely they’re still large enough to matter?
Left leaning popes for an organization that is still very much not of the left… I will admit my bias, I find no reason for any of these churches to be exempt from anything but contempt. But I’ve also seen nothing but lip service for anything close to the “left” I wouldn’t even argue center.
There may not be the same quantity, but reach matters, too. The Catholic Church has had two blatantly left-leaning Popes in a row now. While it’s been in a slow decline for a good while, surely they’re still large enough to matter?
Left leaning popes for an organization that is still very much not of the left… I will admit my bias, I find no reason for any of these churches to be exempt from anything but contempt. But I’ve also seen nothing but lip service for anything close to the “left” I wouldn’t even argue center.