The Religious Left is Urging Evangelicals to Vote for Democrats in November

[phands]

I disapprove of this as much as I disapprove of the right wing loons telling their sheeple to vote trumpo....

Several anti-Trump evangelicals are planning a nationwide road trip in an effort to flip Congress in favor of Democrats when the midterm elections roll around — and they’re also hoping to show America that not all evangelicals are supportive of this administration.


The group Vote Common Good is hoping that voters in more than 30 swing districts might be swayed by the power of the Religious Left.




Doug Pagitt, a Minneapolis pastor and the executive director of Vote Common Good, said progressive Christians are disturbed at what they view as Republican lawmakers’ failure to “restrain and resist” the Trump administration’s worst impulses.


“Evangelicals care about the least of these, and I believe them when they say it,” Pagitt told HuffPost, referring to a Bible passage instructing Christians to care for vulnerable groups. “But then they vote for politicians that invoke policies that don’t care for the least of these.”

http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/...angelicals-to-vote-for-democrats-in-november/

 

[Tom Sawyer]

I like the way that they had enough integrity to have their attorneys dissolve their churches tax exempt status before using their positions to advocate for political positions. That showed true character.

 

[phands]

Was that irony? There's no mention of it in my OP article.

 

[Keith&Co.]

Was that irony? There's no mention of it in my OP article.

No, that would be sarcasm.

 

[southernhybrid]

I don't see a problem with it. There are some evangelical women in Texas that I mentioned in a political thread, that have decided to vote for Beto, over Cruz. It's about time some of these folks took a second look at what their Jesus teaches and vote for the party that does the least amount of harm to the sick, the poor, the children and the stranger. If I could guilt some Christians into voting for Stacey Abrams, I'd do it in a heart beat. Unless I missed something, the article didn't say these liberal Christians were using their churches to support candidates. There is no law against a Christian using his/her beliefs to support a candidate. Plus, the Johnson amendment hasn't been well enforced in years, and the current administration wants to overturn it.

 

[phands]

I don't see a problem with it.

Other than the fact that they are breaking the law when using their tax-exempt pulpits for political purposes?

 

[Elixir]

Was that irony? There's no mention of it in my OP article.

No, that would be sarcasm.

My default assumption when it comes to Mr. Sawyer...

 

[RavenSky]

Was that irony? There's no mention of it in my OP article.

No, that would be sarcasm.

I went back and looked for it in the article, too.

You never can tell with Tom

 

[RavenSky]

I don't see a problem with it.

Other than the fact that they are breaking the law when using their tax-exempt pulpits for political purposes?

According to their website, they are organized as a "501c4 non-profit organization"

Vote Common Good is a 501c4 non-profit organization

which is not the exemption used for a church or charity. It is for civic organizations, which sounds like what they are doing.

According to IRS rules, public charities, private foundations and organizations that promote a religious, scientific, charitable, or literary purpose may pursue a tax exempt classification known as 501(c)(3) status. Examples of these organizations include churches, youth summer camps, and museums. By contrast, civil leagues and local associations that further a social welfare objective but do not quite rise to the level of a charitable organization may pursue 501(c)(4) status. Examples of these organizations are the Lions Club and homeowners' associations.

 

[Politesse]

Huh! I thought liberal Christians didn't even exist, now they're threatening free speech? Sounds like a graduation.

 

[James Chapman]

I don't see a problem with it.

Other than the fact that they are breaking the law when using their tax-exempt pulpits for political purposes?

They are not breaking any law. In principle, they might have their tax-exempt status revoked by the IRS if they directly promote a candidate for public office. But the Republican majority in Congress (abetted by President Trump) has managed to make that rule practically unenforceable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Amendment

 

[Underseer]

I like Christian and Muslim liberals, I really do, but let's face it: they are a minority that effectively has no influence over the Christian/Muslim majority.

 

[Politesse]

I like Christian and Muslim liberals, I really do, but let's face it: they are a minority that effectively has no influence over the Christian/Muslim majority.

Ah, now we're back to being non-existent. God is in his heavens and all is right with the world!

 

[Worldtraveller]

I like Christian and Muslim liberals, I really do, but let's face it: they are a minority that effectively has no influence over the Christian/Muslim majority.

Ah, now we're back to being non-existent. God is in his heavens and all is right with the world!

And you've been hording all the unicorns.