Sarah Palin can see November from her house.  Somewhere between 87,000 and a few hundred thousand, on August 28, could see November from the Washington Monument. I can see November from my pew.  What I hear about November from the pulpit is another story.According to the Alliance Defense Fund ("ADF"), restrictions on what my church can say began in 1954 with the "Johnson Amendment:"The 1954 amendment, offered by then-Senator Lyndon Johnson, stated that non-profit tax-exempt entities could not "participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office." Since the amendment passed, the IRS has steadfastly maintained that any speech by churches about candidates for government office, including sermons from the pulpit, can result in loss of tax exemption.Alan Sears, president and CEO of ADF, comments:  It's hard for Americans...(Read Full Post)