Although a Mormon bishop is the LDS counterpart to a pulpit rabbi, a bishop spends considerably less time preaching from the pulpit. In an average year, a bishop will deliver a sermon to the congregation only once, during the annual ward conference. He also takes an opportunity several times a year to share his conviction, or testimony, that LDS teachings are true, but these are brief five-minute talks that are spontaneous and unrehearsed. While bishops can choose to speak more often, most of us are content to preside at our Sunday meetings and let other members speak to the congregation.
When I heard that the Alliance Defending Freedom was once again encouraging religious leaders to break the law by endorsing candidates and/or political parties on “Pulpit Freedom Sunday,” I realized that there’s a job out there that I need to apply for: Chief IRS Enforcer of 501(c)(3) provisions.
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