Politics in religious settings

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Yes, I agree. My cousin has “disowned” me simply because I responded to a comment in another website by her nephew on election night, that “ America is the worst.” As a vet, I just tried to remind him that our country allows peaceful transition of power, so our country is pretty great. My cousin and her friends jumped in attacking me. She quickly disowned me and hasn’t replied to me in any communication since. I left that website after that. Sad she reacted that way. I didn’t even mention candidates or who I voted for.
 
A good friend of mine has been threatened with physical violence twice in the last couple of weeks because of his political views.
 
OP, try going to a different parish, not just stop going to mass.
 
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I would hope that you speak to someone at the Diocese about this. It would be a shame for your parish to lose their non-profit status over politics.
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Wasn’t there a recent executive order about this issue that allows churches to take political positions now?
 
If such a thing took place (and I am not aware that an EO can override the existing US Tax Laws), there are still State laws and for Catholic Parishes/Schools the rules set by the Diocese.
 
He can’t change the law, but enforcement of the law is under his purview.

Upon further research, it looks like his executive order did just that. He encouraged the IRS to be lenient in the imposition of any Johnson Amendment penalty. It’s not clear if they will, and I certainly wouldn’t want to risk my tax exempt status in order to find out!
 
I agree that politics and church shouldn’t mix.

When you say you stopped attending, I hope you’re thinking about finding a different parish, and not dropping out entirely.
 
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