'Unshackling the pulpit' or 'a brazen attack'?: 7 reactions to IRS letting pastors endorse politicians
5. Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Rachel Laser, president and CEO of the progressive Americans United for Separation of Church and State, called the move "a brazen attack on church-state separation" and fears it could turn churches into pseudo political action committees.
In a statement, Laser argued it "threatens our democracy by favoring houses of worship over other nonprofits and inserting them into partisan politics."
"For more than 70 years, the Johnson Amendment has reflected the will of the American people, the majority of whom want to protect the integrity of our elections and shield our houses of worship from the corrupting influences of partisan politicking," said Laser.
"Weakening this law would undermine houses of worship and nonprofits by transforming them into political action committees, flooding our elections with even more dark money."
