Anti-abortion protestors interrupt moment of silence for deceased member of Unitarian church. So Christian of them.

Flip Benham director of Operation Save America.

Courtesy of Think Progress: 

Hundreds of anti-choice activists are currently congregating in New Orleans to stage protests against abortion around the city, an event that’s expected to last all week long. So far, tensions have come to a head in an unexpected place: the sanctuary of a church, where abortion opponents interrupted a service to tell congregants that they don’t have a “true faith” because their denomination supports reproductive rights. 

This week’s protests are being spearheaded by the national anti-abortion group Operation Save America, which used to go by the name Operation Rescue National. That far-right organization, frequently criticized for its “militant” tactics, is perhaps best known for being tied to Dr. George Tiller’s assassination. And on Sunday, as part of its week long protest in Louisiana, group members decided to take their message straight to the First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans. 

As the Uptown Messenger reports, anti-abortion activists interrupted worship at the church — specifically, disrupting a moment of silence for a church member who recently passed away — to declare that this particular church isn’t a “true faith” and tell the service attendees to “repent.” Operation Save America’s opinion about the First Unitarian Universalist Church is made clear on its website, which refers to the “church” and its “pastor” in scare quotes and calls it a “synagogue of Satan.”

Apparently this Flip Benham character is the father of the two homophobic twins who lost their reality show for their hateful comments recently.

So I have to ask once again, do ANY of these people ever read the New Testament?

As much as I disagree with Christianity, I simply cannot imagine the Jesus of the Bible being cool with this.

Every school in America should have this proudly on display.

And yes I recognize that this is the UUA.

But a guy can dream can't he?

Pastors to test their tax exempt status by openly preaching politics from the pulpit. And then sending their sermons to the IRS.

Courtesy of Fox News:

More than 1,000 pastors are planning to challenge the IRS next month by deliberately preaching politics ahead of the presidential election despite a federal ban on endorsements from the pulpit. 

The defiant move, they hope, will prompt the IRS to enforce a 1954 tax code amendment that prohibits tax-exempt organizations, such as churches, from making political endorsements. Alliance Defending Freedom, which is holding the October summit, said it wants the IRS to press the matter so it can be decided in court. The group believes the law violates the First Amendment by “muzzling” preachers. 

“The purpose is to make sure that the pastor -- and not the IRS -- decides what is said from the pulpit,” Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel for the group, told FoxNews.com. “It is a head-on constitutional challenge.” 

Stanley said pastors attending the Oct. 7 “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” will “preach sermons that will talk about the candidates running for office” and then “make a specific recommendation.” The sermons will be recorded and sent to the IRS. 

Personally I think this is an AWESOME idea! And I hope the IRS reacts by taking their holier than thou asses straight to court!

Let's face it ministers have been preaching politics to the bleating sheep of their congregations for decades anyhow, so why not finally put this to the test?

My fervent desire, and no I have no real expectation that this will happen, is that the government respond to this challenge by passing laws that allow the IRS to rescind the tax exempt status of ALL churches.

Originally the decision not to tax churches was to protect them from government control, but since in today's America is seems that churches are doing everything they can to control government, I say the gloves should be off.

Just IMAGINE for a minute the influx of money the government would immediately have on hand if we started to tax churches. Hell who needs to start taxing the top 1% when Uncle Sam can simply tap into their share of the billions of dollars flowing into churches every week?

P.S. By the way there is at least one church that does pay its way, and it happens to be in Anchorage.