Churches Preach for a 'Yes' Vote on Gay Marriage Ban
Remember when the IRS investigated All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena for a sermon that they thought might void the church's tax-exempt status due to political endorsement during the 2004 Presidential Race (it was a What Would Jesus Do if he were Bush or Kerry on the war)? Now churches in California, including one nonprofit, are using their pulpits as political platforms against Propositions 4 and 8, the abortion and gay marriage state props that are scheduled to appear on November's ballot. The Gay & Lesbian Times reports:
James Dobson’s Focus on the Family, a group that has nonprofit status and allows contributors to deduct contributions from federal taxes, has raised $336,000 of the $2.3 million that groups opposed to same-sex marriage have donated to support Proposition 8, the Nov. 4 ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The president of the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) issued a letter last Sunday “from the pulpit” urging members to donate “means and time” to pass Proposition 8.
Pastor Jim Garlow of the 2,500-member Skyline Church in San Diego, recently convened a conference call in which “more than 1,000 ministers, most from evangelical congregations, discussed tactics for passing [Proposition 8].”
Now, the question is, will the IRS investigate these churches too?
Churches Preach for a 'Yes' Vote on Gay Marriage Ban
LAist - Los Angeles,CA,USA
posted by Tom Jackson @ 7/04/2008 06:24:00 PM
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Prop 8 Marriage Ban... And IF you are Transsexual???
If you are transsexual you will remember ENDA where the Gays and lesbians sold us out to pass ENDA. They wrote the TG's out of the bill for fear that it would not pass with us in it. They did this after years of promises to the TG community that it was all or none.
Well, the time is here... Do not help the LGB (lesbian gay and bisexuals) with fighting prop 8. This is their fight. Being that we are TS and if we have our names changed we can marry a man being M2F so don't let them brain wash you that this will help TS's at all. Just hold your vote and let the chips fall were they may. Remember they wrote us out of ENDA for their benafit!
ENDA = Employment non discrimination act
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass was the key player in writing Transgender out of ENDA for the sake of the gays and lesbians... This after years of TG's support to help make the bill what it was.
"(Washington) The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act but with without protections for trans-workers after more than five hours of debate, wrangling, maneuvering and lobbying.
In the end the House voted 235 - 185, mostly along party lines.
The issue of gender identity divided Democrats and led to a rift within the LGBT community.
ENDA originally included all members of the LGBT community, but its sponsor, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) one of only two openly gay members of Congress, removed gender identity fearing the legislation might not get out of committee."
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