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Iowa Pastors Supporting Huckabee Receive Anonymous Warning Letters
Iowa pastors who support Republican Mike Huckabee for president have received letters warning them that getting involved in politics could endanger the tax-exempt status of their churches.
Several pastors who have publicly backed Huckabee, a Southern Baptist minister who has support from many evangelicals, said they have received the letters, which have no return address. They have arrived in the weeks leading to Thursday’s precinct caucuses.
Two letters were sent to the Rev. Brad Sherman, of Solid Rock Christian Church in Coralville. The first arrived a couple weeks ago and warned that he could be prosecuted for his support of Huckabee.
“I just laughed. No one lands in jail for this,” Sherman said. “Somebody is trying to intimidate Christians from getting involved.”
There is no question that those letters were meant to intimidate Christians. A Pastor is allowed to endorse anyone as a private citizen.
It only crosses the line when a church leader actively uses the the pulpit to campaign for a candidate and recommend to the congregation that they should vote for a particular candidate.
However, it’s perfectly legal for a Pastor to encourage his congregation to go out and vote.
-Chris Jones
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