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ihaveaquestion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-04 08:48 AM
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Is Texas defining acceptable religious practice for you?
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I'm from Florida, but Texas is right off my list of places to go based on the following.....

Unitarian group denied tax status
By R.A. Dyer
Star-Telegram Staff Writer

AUSTIN - Unitarian Universalists have for decades presided over births, marriages and memorials. The church operates in every state, with more than 5,000 members in Texas alone.

But according to the office of Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, a Denison Unitarian church isn't really a religious organization -- at least for tax purposes. Its reasoning: the organization "does not have one system of belief."


http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/8692961.htm?1c

This is a serious and blatent attack on liberal religion and institutions that has supported liberal beliefs for years - including gay marriage.

For those not familiar with UUism, check out their website at www.uua.org .

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