A Minnesota pastor named Gus Booth addressed his flock at the Warroad Community Church in May and told them
"If you are a Christian, you cannot support a candidate like Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton for President."
Pastor Booth did this in full knowledge that this was a violation of the law, as he even wrote a letter to the IRS challenging him to do anything about it:
I am writing you to let you know that I preached a sermon in my church on Sunday, May 18, 2008, that specifically addressed the current candidates for President in the light of the Bible. As you can see from the attached newspaper article, I specifically made recommendations as to who a Christian should vote for.
I have read in the past about how you have a campaign to intimidate churches into silence when it comes to speaking about candidates for office. I am letting you know that I will not be intimidated into silence when I believe that God wants me to address the great moral issues of the day, including who will be our next national leader.
Americans United followed up with their own letter to the IRS urging an investigation.
More from the ABC article:
In addition to being a pastor, Booth is also a delegate to the Republican National Convention. But it was his Lord and Savior, he says, not his party bosses, who told him to literally make a federal case out of preaching a sermon.