This is NOT what I like to see in a church. I took this picture last night around 7:30 pm in St. Patrick's Catholic Church at 756 Mission Street in San Francisco.
Note the prominently placed "YES on 73" sign on the church bulletin board? Its sister was on the other board to the left.
I plan to acquaint them with this section of the church guidelines...
Signs on Church Property. Placement of political signs is essentially an attribution issue. With the exception of polling places (see “Polling Places” above), political signs should not be placed on property owned by Catholic organizations or rented by Catholic organizations for official business. Section 501(c)(3) does not prohibit the placement of political signs on the personally-owned property of Church officials or employees.
The Polling Places section says this:
Polling Places. Catholic organizations, particularly schools, frequently permit local election authorities to utilize their auditorium and gymnasium facilities to serve as polling places on election day. This activity is a manifestation of civic duty, is nonpartisan, and does not constitute a violation of the section 501(c)(3) political campaign activity prohibition. Any limited campaign leafleting or signage permitted outside polling places under local election rules, conducted by local campaign volunteers, should not be attributed to the Catholic organization.
And it seems pretty clear to me that you can't attribute that sign
to anything but this particular Catholic organization. Grrr....
