So much for the first Amendment!

I was listening to the radio when I heard about legislation that is going to the Senate that is really disturbing. It is the GrassrootsLobbying Bills (H.R. 4682 and S.1). The American Center for Law & Justice has this to say about this legislation:

By greatly expanding the scope of lobbying regulation, the grassroots lobbying bills (H.R. 4682 and S.1) would affect many churches, pastors, denominations, public interest organizations, law firms, radio and TV personalities, civic organizations, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, the media, and private individuals that voluntarily choose to pay for any medium to distribute their message to the general public.

This bill would impose registration and reporting requirements on churches who fall into the category of a "grassroots lobbying firm". This doesn't sound like separation of church and state to me! Click here to see a summary or the full analysis of the bill.

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