New York Times: Liberal religious groups criticized Sen. John Kerry as politicizing religion by campaigning in African-American churches.
A spokesman for Americans United for Separation of Church and State said the group would file a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service against the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Miami, where Kerry spoke Sunday along with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton.
For a brief period last week, the Democratic National Committee Web site asked pastors to distribute campaign materials, but the request was removed amid complaints.
Both the Interfaith Alliance and the Americans United for Separation of Church and State have also criticized the Bush campaign for courting pastors and churchgoers.
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