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ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The IRS Says Churches Can Now Endorse Candidates. That Could Give Texas Pastors More Power Than Ever.

While the IRS move applies across the country, Texas — with more than 200 megachurches — will be the epicenter for pastors and congregations to test out their new influence, one expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-churches-endorse-candidates-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Texas#Church#USPolitics#GOP #Religion#Elections

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hellosilverpatriot
@hellosilverpatriot@social.vivaldi.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica Good, Churches should be fighting back against the government and politicians should be afraid of losing their office because people don't like them. Religion generally promotes social cohesion, shared traditional values, community engagement, private charity and good morals. That said, you cannot get rich working as a priest without being a crook.
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amalia
@amalia22@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica Americans are in deep slumber. 😳
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samiamsam
@samiamsam@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica

then they need to pay taxes

a lot of taxes

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Ω 🌍 Gus Posey
@Gustodon@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica Churches ruined the world.
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Nicole Parsons
@Npars01@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica

#TranslatedFromTheRepublican

"Oil oligarchs continue to abuse the tax status of churches to erode democracy.

America could really use some religious wars to add to its troubles.

Oil oligarchs should have a free hand to use religion to keep frying the planet & keep their oil wealth"

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/10/09/billionaire-preachers-texas

https://www.propublica.org/article/tim-dunn-farris-wilks-texas-christian-nationalism-dominionism-elections-voting

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/15/texas-legislature-christianity-church-state-separation/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/jul/11/tim-dunn-texas-oil-billionaire-trump

https://www.tpr.org/news/2024-02-25/three-west-texas-billionaires-are-pushing-texas-to-the-far-right

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/politics/texas-far-right-politics-invs

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/24/ken-paxton-impeachment-dunn-wilks/

https://www.texasobserver.org/meet-farris-wilks-kingmaker-of-the-texas-gop/

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skua
@skua@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica
Categorising "Churches can recommend candidates" as #MonkeyWrenchTheSystem & #PowerGrab.

#ClassifyingTrump

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Scott Knowles
@wsrphoto@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica I'm thinking the IRS means Christian churches and leaders, and will strip tax exempt status of synagogues & mosques with their leaders for endorsing candidates. Just a thought.
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bk
@knutson_brain@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica
#FakeChristians
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Peter Brown
@peterbrown@mastodon.scot replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica just like the Taliban
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HappyCrow13
@HappyCrow13@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica I need the Satanic Temple's endorsement for candidates. They would be more trust worthy than whatever the other churches pick.
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birdpoof
@birdpoof@mastodon.world replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica

TAX THE FUCKING CHURCHES AND EVERYONE IN THEM

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brian Too
@cycoman@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica
Maybe they should start paying taxes
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Personne
@per_sonne@ciberlandia.pt replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica

So, that means they will pay taxes, right?

Right?

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Grandpa Don RIP World
@dbc3@mastodon.world replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
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and then the next administration, if there is one, can declare them all to be terrorist cells and deport them all to Antarctica.
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