Print Article

Atheists and Religious Battle Over the Right to Preach Politics in Church

Media Contact

Ryan Colby 202-349-7219 media@becketlaw.org

VICE News August 6, 2014

“The FFRF was trying to force the IRS to censor churches’ speech and Father Malone and Holy Cross Anglican Church felt that they had a religious obligation to say the things that the FFRF wanted censored,” Daniel Blomberg, a legal counsel for the fund, told VICE News. “For instance, Father Malone believes that he has a duty to preach on the issue of the sanctity of human life and the need for his congregants to stand up for people who can’t speak for themselves, both the very, very young and the very old, and these issues can sometimes have political implications and direct political connections.”

Read the rest of the article here.