Just Liberty

34: Partisan Pulpits and Purple Churches with Stephen Cook


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Since 1950s, the so-called Johnson Amendment has been a lightning rod for controversy. Is it an unconstitutional restriction on the speech rights of pastors, as a new lawsuit argues? Or a last line of defense against the politicization of America's houses of worship?

 

Guest:

Dr. Stephen Cook, Senior Pastor, Second Baptist Church, Memphis, TN

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Show Notes:

Liberty magazine article about the Johnson Amendment: Unleashing the Churches, by Michael Peabody. https://www.libertymagazine.org//article/unleashing-the-churches


Background on National Broadcasters Association's lawsuit: https://bjconline.org/religious-nonprofit-targets-johnson-amendment-092724/

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