UCC: We're Not an Obama Campaign Office

We reported yesterday on the IRS investigation into whether a Barack Obama speech at last year's UCC General Synod crossed the line into improper church politicking. Obama, you'll recall, is a longtime member of a UCC church in Chicago

The UCC says they weren't aware of any problems, and say the event passed muster. Now they've released a video clip of UCC official Edith Guffey admonishing last year's crowd that this was not a political event, and should not be construed as such. She even told people to keep the campaign signs and buttons outside.

Interesting, but perhaps one commenter put it best, after watching the clip:

Perhaps the UCC did not cross the line, but Senator Obama and his campaign
did not stay firmly on their side of it.