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Random Reading on Proposition 8 Excerpts from blogs that caught my attention today… All That Sparkles: The day I saw the People magazine cover of Ellen Degeneres and her beautiful bride, Portia DeRossi, I arrived home to a note on my door from those supporting the Prop.

"Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a watchdog group in Washington, has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate seven churches in which the pastors violated I.R.S. rules on Sunday by endorsing a presidential candidate from the pulpit. ... Six of the seven pastors endorsed Senator John McCain.

This Mt. Vernon, Ohio teacher religion case just gets worse and worse. It has gotten so bad I am extremely surprised the lawyers for the school district even let this get to trial. If I were the school's lawyer in this case, I would settle no matter the price.

Posted by Job on October 6, 2008 After the Bailout, Government-Owned Churches? Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Be ticked off - but get over itBush, Lawmakers Rush Forward Bailout PlanThe Wall Street Bailout Plan, Explained - Question - NYTimes.comCongress, Bush team OK bailout terms;

Here is an interesting one out of New York. Some parents there are objecting to the school's use of yoga to relieve stress before exams because it violates the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. What's that ...

Image by Spring Dew via FlickrUnlike government entities, private businesses have the right to promote religion as they see fit. Short of discriminatory practices (e.g., erecting "Christians only" signs), businesses do not need to worry about church-state violations.

Image by Spring Dew via FlickrUnlike government entities, private businesses have the right to promote religion as they see fit. Short of discriminatory practices (e.g., erecting "Christians only" signs), businesses do not need to worry about church-state violations.

Funny for the most part, yes. Addresses genuine concerns for the most part, yes. The truth? In parts, but not the whole truth and I don’t think in parts, it’s even correct. Pat Condell, being Pat Condell. (4:34 mins.) First, let me say that I don’t support the recent banning of this video.

The Radical Right-Winger in Bed with San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed This week’s MetroActive features a fascinating, most revealing look at Larry Pegram, the San Jose City councilmember turned radical Christian evangelist, who has made it his life’s mission to grind LGBT Americans under the heel of his jackboot.

Posted by JCE ***It is pretty simple really: Be a church.Churches are challenging the IRS tax exempt clause which prohibits tax exempt organizations from endorsing political candidates. Naturally they are not challenging it in court (yet) but have chosen instead to simply ignore the ruling and go