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Anchor: A proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in Florida has close to the 60% needed to pass this November. A recent Mason Dixon poll found that 55% of Floridians support this amendment that would bar the state from recognizing marriage between anyone except a man and a woman. Meanwhile, a Florida group has come up with a controversial plan to secure that 60% needed. They are pushing ministers across the state to start preaching politics from the pulpit. But Don Germaise says both sides may lose if the IRS decides, they are violating one of the country's basic tax codes.

Don Germaise: Pastor Cary Nance plans to preach his heart out about the importance of passing Amendment Two, which would ban gay marriage in Florida.

Cary Nance: We need to vote for Amendment Two, that we need to have a definition as a group of people of what marriage is.

Don: Reverend Phyllis Hunt will be fighting against the constitutional amendment.

Phyllis Hunt: I preach against anything that promotes discrimination, including Amendment Two.

Don: Both sides have stickers, t shirts, and signs like any political campaign, but any pastor preaching politics from the pulpit may face the wrath of the IRS.

IRS Spokesman: Pastors need to be very careful in what they say from the pulpit.

Don: IRS Tax Code prohibits nonprofit churches from taking part in a political campaign. They could lose their tax exempt status.

Man 1: We are not pushing or advocating a campaign. We are not advocating a person; we are advocating marriage.

Don: But this is where it gets tricky. The Tax Code says lobbying for legislation like Amendment Two is not allowed, if it involves a substantial effort.

Man 2: There has not been much guidance over the years of what the word substantial means in this case. So I think, the churches are in danger if they cross that line, and the line is not clearly defined.

Don: You would think the IRS would be able to settle all of this, so I called. Their spokesman told me churches are "restricted from any political activity at all." When I asked if that included Amendment Two, he told me he is not allowed to comment. In Tampa, Don Germaise, ABC Action News.

Anchor: So what do you think about all this? Should ministers be able to preach politics without punishment? Here is a look at the results so far. 27% of you say yes, ministers should be able to preach politics without any punishment, and 72% say they should not.