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Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance, says there are dangerous consequences for religion when houses of worship get too political. Do you think clergy should be allowed to engage in politicking from their pulpits? Where are the lines? Leave a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance, says there are dangerous consequences for religion when houses of worship get too political. Do you think clergy should be allowed to engage in politicking from their pulpits? Where are the … More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":16330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2217,2218,984,2219,2220],"class_list":["post-827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-c-welton-gaddy","tag-irs","tag-politics","tag-pulpit","tag-separation-of-church-and-state","topics-politics"],"yoast_head":"\nC. Welton Gaddy: No Politicking from the Pulpit | October 3, 2008 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rev. C. 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