POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE GUIDELINES FOR PASTORS AND CHURCHES

By Mathew D. Staver, Esq

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Pastors and Christian ministry leaders have a high calling to preach the truth from the Word of God. Speaking the truth is essential all the time but it is especially important to do so when we elect leaders who will make law and policy that affect our faith, our families and our freedom. There is an ongoing struggle for the soul of America. Many people look to pastors and Christian ministry leaders for guidance on important moral and social issues. Some people and organizations want pastors and Christian ministry leaders to remain silent while Rome burns. In the past some pastors and ministry leaders have received unsolicited letters making erroneous statements, which state that pastors may not address the views of political candidates and may not preach about biblical or moral issues because they are “political.” Sometimes these letters, or statements in the media, claim that churches will lose tax exemption if pastors speak about political or moral issues. Such claims are false and are mere scare tactics designed to silence Christian viewpoints. Do not be confused or intimated by such claims. To help you fulfill your high calling to fearlessly speak the truth, Liberty Counsel provides free information about what pastors and churches may do with respect to political candidates and lobbying.