TKC MUST READ!!! SHOW-ME DEBATE OVER RELIGIOUS SPEECH SEPARATING MISSOURI AG HAWLEY VS. CLAIRE SEN. McCASKILL!!!

The topic of the 1st Amendment and how it applies to tax-exempt faith-based organization is one of those uncomfortable issues that's quickly excised form the MSM debate.

Recently, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, explained that he wants to do away with a provision in the federal tax code that bars religious organizations and pastors from endorsing or opposing political candidates.  His efforts were mostly derided from both Republican and Democratic Party moderates . . . Fact is, the AG didn't get much traction on this topic despite a very real difference betwixt his campaign and that of the incumbent because the topic of religious speech makes most people uncomfortable . . .

On Sunday, another Missouri paper does a better job explaining the issue to voters who are now forced to consider the role of faith in the upcoming Midterm elections.

Take a look:

Jeff City News Tribune: 64-year-old tax-exemption law focus of renewed political debate

Deets:

The Johnson Amendment has been back in the news in recent years including reports that Missouri attorney general — and U.S. Senate candidate — Josh Hawley told religious leaders meeting in St. Louis last month that the amendment should be repealed.

Eric Mee, press secretary for U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill — the incumbent Democrat who Republican Hawley wishes to replace — told the News Tribune that McCaskill opposes repealing the Johnson Amendment.

But Hawley told the News Tribune last week: "I absolutely agree that the Johnson Amendment should be repealed. Any attempt to penalize pastors and churches, for preaching what they believe, is a violation of our First Amendment rights."

Read the whole thing.

You decide . . .