It is perhaps her views on the First Amendment of the Constitution that are most shocking. SharonAngle, according to her spokesman, “believes it is improper for the federal government to use the threat of revoking tax exempt status against churches and pastors” in a case where said churches and pastors are endorsing political candidates.
She writes to the PAC that she would like to see religious organizations have the right to endorse political candidates straight from the pulpit (this would be a good place to note the PAC she filled out the questionnaire form is named “Government is not God”).
Angle misunderstands the Establishment clause or the First Amendment to the US Constitution. The separation of church and state protect churches from the government and government form the churches as long as they stay out of each other's business.
If a church wants to endorse political candidates, it can. But it must give up its tax exempt status.
Recently a couple brought a one million lawsut against the Church of Scientology
, claiming they were treated as slaves.
The couple were members of the Sea Org, an elite section of the Scientology
movement. The couple lost the suit because the judge exempted the church from labor laws because the couple were members of Sea.org, the Scientology religious organization. The First Amendment cuts both ways.
source: Mediaite
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