February 21, 2002
Groups Seek Law to End Politicking Ban
Religious conservatives are lobbying Congress seeking legislation that would permit "churches and other houses of worship" to take a stand in political campaigns.
Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., Republican of North Carolina, introduced a bill last year designed to partially reverse a 48-year-old tax law that bars all charities from endorsing candidates for political office. Charities other than churches would still be barred from engaging in political campaigns.
The religious groups
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