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Wednesday, September 13, 2006 

What is and what is NOT legal in regard to churches and the political arena

Especially during election times, we need to be aware of what is and is not legal with regard to the political arena. We have a duty to be involved in the political process, but must be award of our rights and limitations. The following links provide good information and some strong warnings.

GCFA— http://www.gcfa.org/RestrictionsDuringPoliticalCampaigns.html
Pew Forum-- http://pewforum.org/publications/reports/IRCbrochureBIG.pdf

Grace and Peace

Rev. Jason Brock
Dir. Love and Justice,
Disaster Response Coordinator
Tennessee Conference of the United Methodist Church
304 S. Perimeter Park Dr., Suite 1
Nashville, TN 37211
615-695-2753 (office direct)
615-293-8594 (mobile)
615-329-0884 (fax)
jbrock@tnumc.org