His email address can be found at the church's web site.
http://www.northucc.org/
Posted on 01/16/2006 10:46:49 AM PST by Between the Lines
Yeah. They came together for an explicitly political purpose.
Pot, kettle, black, that sort of thing...
If I was like them, and believed in turning in my fellow citizens to the Gestapo, I'd suggest they be given some of their own medicine.
Unlike the conservative churches they are seeking to destroy, they would completely fall apart without their tax exempt status.
This is an attempt at political intimidation.
My daughter's church (Fundamentalist Baptist) gave up it's tax exempt status a few years back. They separated the ministries from the church and the ministries retained a tax exempt status. The ministries owns the property and leases it to the church. So they divide their tithes between the church and donations to the ministries. That way the church only has the pastor, utilities and a small rent payment to make, yet they can still speak out politically, and the ministries are unaffected by taxes.
Bingo.
Actually it was taken away by a law passed by LBJ (in 64?) which wasn't originally intended to be used against churches.
In related news, Reno was spotted at an Army-Navy surplus store.
His email address can be found at the church's web site.
http://www.northucc.org/
I would think it would be none other than the good "rev" Barry Lind. He's got issues if you ask me.
http://www.au.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7007&abbr=cs_
Pot, kettle, black, that sort of thing...
Beat you by a minute and a half!
It should be noted that a lot of mainline denominations give a lot of slack to their pastors. So, in some cases the pastors will be accurately reflecting their denomination's view, some will be working against the view of the majority of clergy (let alone of parishoners).
A national retail sales tax is worth five minutes of your time.
FAQ page:http://www.fairtaxvolunteer.org/smart/faq.html
Boy, I bet their staff meetings are interesting...
http://www.northucc.org/staff.html
The reporters prove themselves liars when they go on to add this:
affiliations include: The American Baptist Churches/USA; the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); the Episcopal Church in the USA; the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Judaism; the United Church of Christ; the United Methodist Church; Presbyterian Church, USA; and the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Try reading their "Declaration of Inclusiveness". Barf...
Does this mean that the libnut pols will stop bowing and scraping at the alter of black churches during every campaign?
Guess those are the ones who try to see Satan's side of things -- out of 'fairness'.
"North Congregational United Church of Christ is committed in word and deed to the equality of all God's people. We welcome and affirm persons of every race, gender, age, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, family status, economic status, physical, mental or emotional ability into the full participation, membership, and leadership in our faith community."
http://www.northucc.org/open_and_affirming.html
That would be racist.
/sarcasm
We do not have to lose our tax exempt status. The government has no right to take money from a church that belongs to God first! The point is that the church should be engaging this lost culture at every level and especially at the elected level of goverment. Those on the lost left have no trouble gathering funds at their kind of gatherings to support abortion rights, gay rights, etc.--why do we want to give up our tax exempt status? The idea that it doesn't matter is wrong.
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