When Churches Become Political

While the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion€, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right of peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances it does not guarantee churches cannot be taxed and the threat of the loss of such a status is the primary tool government has to exert influence on churches. Jesus did not address social issues and the church in Rome continued to grow despite Roman rule.

But when churches become political the world changes,