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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:56 AM Original message |
Americans United Files 7 Complaints After Churches Endorse Political Candidates |
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tosh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. Fine, Rev. Drake. You can keep your right to endorse a candidate, |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Actually, the dufus needs to understand that he could have endorsed a candiate ... |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
2. There are only a few things that I would celebrate more than having all churches in this |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. VEry few churches make "huge incomes". I've been in ministry for 22 years, |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:15 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. What denomination is your church? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. United Church of Christ. nt |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. UCC is a great Church |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:22 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. UCC are very fine spiritual centers. I did not mean to imply that all churches were in |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:24 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Thanks. I guess it was the words "all churches" in your subject heading that make me think |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Sorry. I should have not used "all churches" when I did not really mean "all churches" |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Agree! |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. For the ones who preach politics from the pulpit, |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. You have stated my position better than I did. Thank you. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. You are very welcome. |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
6. None of this should be contained |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
8. I suppose curses are tax free too. |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. Wouldn't it be interesting if curses were considered assault or similar offence under the law |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Wouldn't it be interesting if curses were considered assault or similar offence under the law |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
10. from your link: |
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adamuu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
14. I signed up for their newsletter n/t |
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123infinity (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
17. One local Baptist church did the same thing, or so I am told by some of its members. |
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tbyg52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
18. Hooray for AU! nt |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
19. Choose life! Vote for the guy who supports more war! |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
20. Wonder why they didn't file against the predominately black churches that endorsed Obama? |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 06:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. They have reported violations recently but if that is not good enough here is the irs link |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. That's good, hypocrisy is never a good thing. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
24. What about the LDS church that spent millions to support Prop 8? nm |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Unfortunately, churches are allowed to address ISSUEs, |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Churches are allowed to support things like Prop 8 and keep their tax-free status |
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