Faith Groups to Congress: Do Not Politicize Our Houses of Worship

Posted at http://bjconline.org/CommunityNotCandidates/ We focus on #CommunityNotCandidates A diverse group of 99 religious and denominational organizations are urging Congress to maintain current law that protects houses of worship and other religious nonprofit organizations from political pressure and additional dangers that come … Continued

AU Joins 85 Non-Profits To Tell Trump: Keep The Johnson Amendment’s Protections

From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): Mar 8, 2017 by Maggie Garrett in Wall of Separation Today, Americans United joined a letter with 85 other non-profit organizations to voice our opposition to President Donald J. Trump’s plan to “get rid of … Continued

New Year, New Congress, Old Bill: Repealing the Ban on Pulpit Politicking is Still a Bad Idea

Posted at https://au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/new-year-new-congress-old-bill-repealing-the-ban-on-pulpit-politicking-is Jan 6, 2017 by Liz Hayes in Wall of Separation It’s a new year and a new Congress, but a familiar piece of legislation already has darkened the door of the U.S. Capitol. U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-N.C.) wasted … Continued