October 16, 2008
Churches Protest Politicking Ban
The Alliance Defense Fund promised free legal support to more than 30 churches that agreed to challenge the federal ban on political speech in sermons last month.
But the alliance, a Scottsdale, Ariz., nonprofit group that argues cases on behalf of Christian causes, may come under scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service for encouraging pastors to cross the line between church and state, say legal and religious scholars.
The alliance recruited 31 ministers in 22 states to
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