> Separation of church and state doesn't mean churches can't voice their opinion or run political campaigns... You are mixing up three things as if they are th

> Separation of church and state doesn't mean churches can't voice their opinion or run political campaigns... You are mixing up three things as if they are the same. Opinions are fine. But no, churches cannot run political campaigns. They are exempt as a religious organization, and in the U.S., religious organizations, like charitable organizations, exempt from income tax cannot participate in political campaigns on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate for public office. Martin Luther King, Jr., was an American citizen capable of supporting any candidate he liked. His church was not. His church was, however, as all churches are today, able to lobby. Lobbying is not campaigning. Also, they were and are able to speak out for or against executive actions of the government. Doing so is neither lobbying nor campaigning; office holders are neither legislators nor campaigners; they are actually in office.