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wefwef08 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Potatoes
Feziwig33 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The tax exempt status of churches has existed from the country's founding and is currently controlled through the IRS code. Churches have the right to endorse/decry any law/proposition/etc. according to their beliefs and suggest the support of their members. These actions can in no way threaten their tax-exempt status no matter how persistent they are. However, a church could lose its tax-exempt status for endorsing/supporting a particular candidate or political party.
Feziwig33 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It seems some people need to be educated about religious rights.The 1st Amendment states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;" The founders wanted to (1) make sure no state religion was established (as happened in England) and (2) allow religious freedom.The term, "separation of church and state" is in no founding document at all. Jefferson simply used it in a letter once--years after the country was formed.
omiolo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"but against gay rights"not against gay rights. I am against gays redefining things and then calling it rights!
afblair3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Likes musicals, but against gay rights. Go figure.
omiolo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
My brothers and sisters, there is no tomorrow to remember if we dont do something today.
omiolo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I am what my wife, Frances, calls a show-a-holic. I thoroughly enjoy many musicals, and one of my favorites was written by the American composer Meredith Willson and is entitled The Music Man. Professor Harold Hill, one of the principal characters in the show, voices a caution that I share with you. Says he, You pile up enough tomorrows, and youll find youve collected a lot of empty yesterdays
omiolo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and non-existent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now.
omiolo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone.
flpete (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i agree with you afblair3: separation of church and state seems to been violated here. if so, they should be proecuted and NPO status revoked, as with any group. |
