Americans weigh in on politics and the pulpit

(SRN NEWS)-The IRS announced this month that churches will no longer lose their tax-exempt status if the pastor endorses a political candidate by name from the pulpit.  But even though that act is now permitted — it’s not necessarily welcome.  According to a poll from the Pew Research Center, large majorities of all religious groups OPPOSE clergymen endorsing specific political candidates — including nearly two-thirds of White Evangelical Protestants.