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Isn't this highly illegal? Also wouldn't this interfere with a churchs tax exempt status?

During one session with a dozen religious leaders on Wednesday, Biden made a specific request to those gathered to preach to their congregations about the importance of enacting stronger gun control laws, said the Rev. Michael McBride, a participant in the meeting and a community organizer for the PICO Network, an alliance of faith-based organizations.

�The vice president shared how he felt this was one of the most important meetings of all the meetings, that the faith leaders, the faith community has a very unique role in engaging in the moral persuasion necessary to address the gun challenges in our country,� McBride said. �He called upon us to take that seriously and that the administration and everyone involved is going to be looking to us to help to make that argument across the different faith traditions.�


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No not illegal.

Illegal no, Hypocritical yes

the problem with politics from the pulpit lies with the IRS. Tax reguations for non profits like Churches, prohibit political speech during services.
In theory, and in some limited practice, Churches have lost their tax free status for violating that.

Of course, no black churches have ever been looked it or punished.

Yep. Sam nailed it.