friend of mine ran into him at a MTV Music awards after party last night.
NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton rallied a church congregation in Harlem yesterday, and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, blanketed the Sunday political talk shows, reminding Republicans as they begin their convention that New York is not Republican territory.
Mr. Clinton took time out of the European leg of his worldwide book tour to return to the United States to speak at Riverside Church, where he quoted Scripture from the pulpit in dissecting President Bush's faith.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040830-123250-5313r.htm
In 1954, then-Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, D-Texas, sought political retribution against an opponent who was assisted in his campaign by two nonprofit organizations. LBJ pushed a little-known amendment that became law that barred tax-exempt groups -- including churches -- from participating in political activity. The penalty: loss of tax-exempt status.
Not only does this special power stifle the First Amendment rights of pastors and churches, but the IRS has been selective and biased in its enforcement.
The law is flawed, misplaced and a disaster.
The IRS often ignores political involvement by liberals and targets conservative churches and ministers like the Church at Pierce Creek in New York. This congregation's tax-exempt status was revoked after the pastor placed newspaper ads in 1992 calling attention to then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton's position on critical moral issues like abortion and sexual abstinence outside of marriage.
Religious leaders not only have a constitutional right to address the moral issues of the day -- many believe that they have a responsibility to do so, especially in the context of political campaigns.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/opinion/9529067.htm
..I'm getting very concerned if the republicans can muster enough to fight these criminals or not