IRS Should Investigate Florida Church For Opposing Mayoral Candidate, Says Americans United

Seeded on Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:19 PM EDT (American United)

Here is yet another case of a church directly involving itself in politics while avoiding taxation. It is dishonest. When did churches become PAC's and why is that OK? Tax 'em! Tax 'em at a gift tax rate since most everything they get is donated.

tax, politics, free-speech, gay-rights, taxation, first-amendment, church-and-state

4 Year-old TX Boy Suspended from School Over Hair Length

Seeded on Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:10 AM EST (msnbc.com)

No one can deny that America's schools are facing ENORMOUS challenges in every state. It certainly seems to me then, that there must be bigger fish to fry in Balch Springs, Texas than the length of a pre-school boy's hair.

discrimination, education, sexism

Newsvine is us. What are we doing here?

Thu Jan 7, 2010 8:54 PM EST

I spend a lot of time here on Newsvine. I'm sure my lovely wife would say I spend way too much time here! I really enjoy sharing ideas, mouthing off sometimes, sharing ideas with potentially thousands of people.

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social-issues, politics, newsvine, meta, opinion-poll

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Niles couple banned from Wal-Mart after dispute over BIC lighters

Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:21 PM EST (southbendtribune.com)

Despite the fact that surveillance video shows that no wrong was committed, a gay couple with their two special-needs sons has been banned from any Walmart store anywhere. No apologies forthcoming from Walmart or the police. Read the story.

gay, civil-rights, crime, us-news, homosexual, walmart

AU, Allied Groups Ask Calif. Supreme Court To Nullify Proposition 8

Seeded on Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:51 AM EST (Americans United)

Americans United for Separation of Church and State has joined a legal brief asking the California Supreme Court to nullify Proposition 8, a November ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage in the state.

gay-marriage, politics, civil-rights, proposition-8, legislative-action

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