"Previously, churches risked losing their tax-exempt status by discussing or engaging in politics. Then this summer, the Internal Revenue Service decided to allow religious leaders to endorse political candidates from the pulpit, a decision Schatzline took as a green light for him and other pastors to ramp up political activity."

https://www.propublica.org/article/fort-worth-mercy-culture-church-campaign-university

#CivicEngagement #1A #religion #government #candidates #elections #TaxExempt #texas #USpol

"Previously, churches risked losing their tax-exempt status by discussing or engaging in politics. Then this summer, the Internal Revenue Service decided to allow religious leaders to endorse political candidates from the pulpit, a decision Schatzline took as a green light for him and other pastors to ramp up political activity."

https://www.propublica.org/article/fort-worth-mercy-culture-church-campaign-university

#CivicEngagement #1A #religion #government #candidates #elections #TaxExempt #texas #USpol

#NoKings #Protest #Solidarity #Immigrants #MassDeportation #EndICE #StopICE #Project2025 #Trump #MAGA #ThisIsFascism #ThisIsWhatYouVotedFor #ElectionsHaveConsequences #SaveDemocracy #USConstitution #DueProcess #JustFollowingOrders #NationalGuard #1A #FreedomOfSpeech #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinClientList #OathToDefendTheConstitution #FreePress #LetsGoTaco

#NoKings #Protest #Solidarity #Immigrants #MassDeportation #EndICE #StopICE #Project2025 #Trump #MAGA #ThisIsFascism #ThisIsWhatYouVotedFor #ElectionsHaveConsequences #SaveDemocracy #USConstitution #DueProcess #JustFollowingOrders #NationalGuard #1A #FreedomOfSpeech #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinClientList #OathToDefendTheConstitution #FreePress #LetsGoTaco

"If you care about free expression, it's not enough to ask yourself whether the government is violating the First Amendment. Any law that lets powerful people enlist the state to silence their enemies, from Scalia's changes to contract law to Clinton's changes to media ownership law, have a profound, detrimental effect on our free speech."

Another great post (read it in full) from @pluralistic.

https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/22/one-throat-to-choke/#communicable-disease

#censorship #1A

"If you care about free expression, it's not enough to ask yourself whether the government is violating the First Amendment. Any law that lets powerful people enlist the state to silence their enemies, from Scalia's changes to contract law to Clinton's changes to media ownership law, have a profound, detrimental effect on our free speech."

Another great post (read it in full) from @pluralistic.

https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/22/one-throat-to-choke/#communicable-disease

#censorship #1A

Old protest story:

Guy standing alone on street corner with “STOP GOVT ABUSE” sign.

Car stops and driver says, “You don’t really think you’re going to change the govt standing here with your little sign.”

Protestor laughs and shakes his head: “I don’t do this to change the govt. I do this so the govt doesn’t change me.”

#NoKings #democracy #uspol#1A#CivilLiberties #8647

Old protest story:

Guy standing alone on street corner with “STOP GOVT ABUSE” sign.

Car stops and driver says, “You don’t really think you’re going to change the govt standing here with your little sign.”

Protestor laughs and shakes his head: “I don’t do this to change the govt. I do this so the govt doesn’t change me.”

#NoKings #democracy #uspol#1A#CivilLiberties #8647