It appears that the pastor of the church is now claiming that the whole expulsion incident was a "misunderstanding".
Hmmm. Perhaps a lawyer has corrected his fundamental understanding of IRS code Section 501(c), where explicit political endorsements are forbidden.
I'm wondering how long it will be before he resorts to the politician whine that he was "mis-quoted"...
The congregation needs to find its collective voice and toss him before this congregation is destroyed and community cohesion is irreparably damaged. They need to remember the old saying that for evil to triumph, it simply needs good people to say and do nothing.