Growing up conservative, Joe is familiar with the antics of charismatic churchgoers who speak in tongues, worship their pastors as prophets, and when not serving as online experts in geopolitical relations, the media, and submersibles lick the cowboy boots of far-right elected officials. But this? This was just
Tax law experts reviewed videos of 20 church functions and found they are in violation of the Johnson Amendment, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune report.
The endorsement of political candidates by religious leaders from the pulpit has grown increasingly brazen, aggressive and sophisticated in recent years.