Nearly two-thirds of the respondents (64 percent) in the survey released Monday (Aug. 8) by the Pew Research Center say their clergy have spoken about at least one political or social issue in the spring and early summer. And 14 percent said their pastors even have spoken about a specific presidential candidate.
That’s even though churches can be stripped of tax-exempt status for endorsing or opposing a candidate under the Johnson Amendment, which both Donald Trump and the Republican Party platform have said they want to repeal....
http://religionnews.com/2016/08/08/most-churchgoers-are-hearing-politics-from-the-pulpit-report/
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