On Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, 33 pastors engaged in partisan electioneering from the pulpit as part of Pulpit Freedom Sunday, an initiative launched by the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), a conservative legal alliance. ADF wants to challenge the constitutionality of the ban on partisan electioneering by religious and charitable organizations exempt under Sec. 501(c)(3) of the tax code. Violation of this rule can result in loss of tax-exempt status. This ill-advised effort threatens the nonpartisan nature of the nonprofit sector. It would give religious organizations rights non-religious organizations do not have, create an indirect taxpayer subsidy for partisan sermons, and open new conduits for inserting soft money into election outcomes.