ABC has this article discussing issues raised by ADF’s Pulpit Initiative. It includes this excerpt:
The Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian advocacy group based in Scottsdale, Ariz., is enlisting ministers around the country to endorse candidates from their churches’ pulpits on Sept. 28.
“Pastors on that day will evaluate candidates in light of scripture,” said Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel for the group. “Our hope is that the IRS will initiate investigations and we can bring this into the federal courts.”
Churches, he said, are doubly protected by the First Amendment to make political speeches, because it protects both free speech and freedom of religion.
“Churches have constitutional rights and special status by virtue of being churches. This isn’t about political speech, it is about religious speech. The Bible and scripture applies to every aspect of life, including who we elect.”
