Politics and religion - I'd like your opinion on this:

[trof]

The stated mission of our local Democratic organization is to advance the principles of the Democratic Party and to campaign for and support (i.e. campaign contributions) Democratic candidates.

One of our members is making arrangements to hold an Interfaith Alliance Breakfast. It's not yet clear if this would be advertised as a 'prayer' breakfast. She would like some financial backing from our club.

About the Interfaith Alliance:

"The Interfaith Alliance (TIA) is a 501(c)(4) nonpartisan advocacy organization. Founded in 1994 to challenge the radical religious right, TIA remains committed to promoting the positive and healing role of religion in public life by encouraging civic participation, facilitating community activism, and challenging religious political extremism.

Today, TIA is 185,000 members strong. Our supporters are people of faith, good will, and conscience drawn from more than 75 different religions and belief systems, including individuals who ascribe to no faith tradition. TIA’s grassroots base now includes 75 local activist groups in communities across the country and an extensive online action network."
http://www.interfaithalliance.org/site/pp.asp?c=jkLSJ6MRKvH&b=3076981

While I agree wholeheartedly with the stated aims of IA, I'm a bit uneasy as to whether our charter allows us to directly (financially) support such an organization not formally associated with the Democratic Party.

I have been accused of being "myopic".
What say you?

[frogcycle]

1. If you want to know whether the charter allows it, ask a lawyer

if you want opinions on whether it is appropriate regardless of what the charter says, then rephrase the question

[LWolf]

2. I'm not sure about the answer to your question.

I don't really think political money should go to religious organizations regardless of the law.

You might be able to support the IA as a campaign to encourage those of faith to support Democrats.

While I don't belong to any organized religion, and don't attend services, I do occasionally attend an interfaith service. They do a great job of uniting, rather than dividing, communities with diverse belief systems.

[trof]

3. kick