“We want to let them know that there is a theological responsibility (emphasis added) to participate in the political process…” said House Congressional Black Caucus chair,Emanuel Cleaver of a meeting with hundreds of black Pastors representing various denominations in the U.S. Speaking to MSNBC,the congressman added “…we’re going to have the IRS administrator there,we’re going to have the Attorney General Eric Holder there,we’re going to have the lawyers’ organization from around the country,the ACLU — all giving Ministers guidance about what they can and cannot do.”
Of course,Cleaver was referring to “guidance” in the ways churches can participate in the 2012 election without violating IRS rules concerning their tax exempt status. Naturally,this has always been of GREAT concern to black pastors,especially nowadays given the sterling record of unbiased enforcement built by the scrupulously law-abiding Attorney General.
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