I have had discussions about this type of thing on several occsions prior to reading that (or a similar) article a couple of days ago.

Let the pastors, priests, imams, rabbis and ministers speak their mind from the pulpit. Allow churches, synagogues, and mosques endorse candidates or voting issues. The trade off is loss of tax exemption. Fine by me.

Actually, I believe that religious organizations shouldn't have tax-exempt status under any circumstance...and certainly none of their property, except the main sanctuary (maybe), should be free of property taxes.