TOWN OF BARTON - A town of Barton pastor said the tacit support
he gave from the pulpit Sunday to presidential hopeful John McCain
was not an outright endorsement.
Nonetheless, the action of Pastor Luke Emrich and five other
pastors from around the nation violated federal tax laws during a
so-called Pulpit Free-dom Sunday, according to Ameri-cans United for
Separation of Church and State, a group that wants politics and
religion kept separate. The group filed a complaint Monday with the
federal Internal Revenue Service.
Emrich has been the pastor of the New Life Church, 4125 Highway
D, for around eight years.
The Americans United group maintains Emrich told his
congregation: "I’m telling you straight up I would choose
life. I would cast a vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin."
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