I'm old enough to remember politicians being endorsed from the pulpit, albeit somewhat implicitly. And that was New Brunswick. In Quebec I was told it was it was much more explicit and we all know how that turned out. That said, if churches want to endorse political parties, then they should, but they should have the courage of their convictions and do it without a tax exempt status. Two of the charities I endorse, Amnesty International and Earthroots both are political and don't offer tax receipts (the latter started this year with a charitable arm so I doubled my donation, same to each).
The Catholic Church should have the courage of its conviction and say the message is more important than the money.
I'm old enough to remember politicians being endorsed from the pulpit, albeit somewhat implicitly. And that was New Brunswick. In Quebec I was told it was it was much more explicit and we all know how that turned out. That said, if churches want to endorse political parties, then they should, but they should have the courage of their convictions and do it without a tax exempt status. Two of the charities I endorse, Amnesty International and Earthroots both are political and don't offer tax receipts (the latter started this year with a charitable arm so I doubled my donation, same to each).
ReplyDeleteThe Catholic Church should have the courage of its conviction and say the message is more important than the money.