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http://www.conservativeactionalerts.com/2013/11/have-churches-become-agents-of-the-state/

Then-Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson devised what has proven to be a brilliant strategy in which to silence and neuter Americas churches. His bill, which created the 501c3 tax-exempt corporation status for churches back in 1954, has, over the decades, effectively muted Americas pulpits. The vast majority of churches today are thoroughly and completely intimidated by the threat of losing their tax-exempt status under the 501c3 section of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). As a result, the vast majority of pastors are unwilling to address virtually any issue from the pulpit that could be deemed as political. Add to the fear...