Alliance Defense Fund (ADF—a conservative advocacy group “defending the right to hear and speak the Truth”) announced a challenge to Internal Revenue Service rules that prohibit tax-exempt churches from endorsing political candidates or otherwise intervening in campaigns. ADF has framed this rule rather misleadingly, as a form of religious discrimination that deprives pastors of the “right to speak about biblical values without fear of ... Full Story »
Posted by Dale Penn
Kaminer seems to put forth a legal argument that could be used by the conservative ADF. She seems to be overstepping her deference to the ADF. There is a line between advocating changing the laws, and advocating breaking the laws. Civil disobedience should be reserved for disobeying unjust laws, and no credible argument is made that the tax code here is unjust.
The author takes the unlikely position for a secular humanist supporting the right of the Alliance Defense Fund to practice civil disobedience by encouraging churches to participate in "Pulpit Freedom Sunday." She presents a well reasoned opinion piece defending civil liberty over ideology.
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