Our Chapter Provides Guidance to Religious Ministries about Political Activities

We are pleased to announce that the St. Louis Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State provided a free forum to leaders of religious organizations about what the law allows them to do, or precludes them from doing, with regard to political support for candidates and issues.  Religious organizations that have tax-exempt status risk losing those privileges if they transgress the law.  The forum was held at the Mid-County Library in Clayton on September 1, 2016 (just in time for the election!) at 7:00p.  Information was by our President, Cynthia Holmes, and distinguished attorney Leonard Frankel (pictured left).  This was not be a MeetUp event, because we are targeting religious leaders rather than our own membership.

This timely subject is the cover story and the editorial of the June issue of Church and State. Click on those links to see the complete articles. Franklin Graham’s most recent foray into unconstitutional use of tax-exempt funds for political purposes is described briefly in the July/August issue.