Last week, the National Press Club hosted a debate on “Politics in the Pulpit” featuring Barry Lynn of Americans United, and law professors Donald Tobin, Douglas Laycock, and Benjamin Bull of the Alliance Defense Fund. The question was framed this way:
Does the 1954 Johnson Amendment violate the United States Constitution and federal law by requiring a pastor to refrain from addressing candidates and elections, in light of Scripture or church doctrine during a sermon?
The event was sponsored by ADF and The Federalist Society. You can watch video at the Federalist Society site here.
Sandhya Bathija of AU offers a rundown here.
CBNNews offers a rather different take here.
For some helpful reference, I recommend the Baptist Joint Committee’s resources on church electioneering.
