James Dobson

It must have seemed an attractive idea at the time. But a much-heralded push to organize mass violations of an IRS ban on political endorsements in churches seems to be attracting few takers. And the IRS has already pledged to review complaints about any churches that do participate.

An Arizona-based front group for the religious empire of James (Focus on the Family) Dobson, the Alliance Defense Fund, is encouraging en masse violation of the IRS rule that prohibits clergy from endorsing political candidates. They’re asking ministers of kindred spirit across the country to endorse presidential candidates on Sunday, September 28.

At yesterday’s Stand For the Family rally, Dr. James Dobson spent far less time discussing anti-abortion topics than he did addressing terrorism and the “homosexual agenda.”

However, Dobson did take a moment in the last five minutes of his speech to talk about a Pew Study released in August.

“The sanctity of human life,” Dobson said. “It [...]