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		<title>By: quantum_flux</title>
		<link>http://atheists.org/blog/2008/09/27/tomorrow_is_tax_the_church_day/comment-page-1#comment-89778</link>
		<dc:creator>quantum_flux</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There are so many Churches around, it&#039;s basically government run Communism to keep them all in business.  What a money hole Churches are, and I&#039;m talking about the deluded individuals that donate money each week as a tax write-off (out of your wallet it seems) as well as the deluded individuals that donate money as a non-tax write-off (out of their own wallets)!  &lt;br /&gt;
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Even worse though is that Comrad Obama supports &quot;Faith-Based-Initiatives&quot; and wants to raise the initiative to $500 million per year.&lt;br /&gt;
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http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/01/obamas-faith-based-mission/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are so many Churches around, it&#8217;s basically government run Communism to keep them all in business.  What a money hole Churches are, and I&#8217;m talking about the deluded individuals that donate money each week as a tax write-off (out of your wallet it seems) as well as the deluded individuals that donate money as a non-tax write-off (out of their own wallets)!  </p>
<p>Even worse though is that Comrad Obama supports &#8220;Faith-Based-Initiatives&#8221; and wants to raise the initiative to $500 million per year.</p>
<p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/01/obamas-faith-based-mission/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/01/obamas-faith-based-mission/</a></p>
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		<title>By: quantum_flux</title>
		<link>http://atheists.org/blog/2008/09/27/tomorrow_is_tax_the_church_day/comment-page-1#comment-89780</link>
		<dc:creator>quantum_flux</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, to be fair, here are Obama&#039;s and McCains plans concerning Faith Based Initiatives....&lt;br /&gt;
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http://pewforum.org/religion08/compare.php?Issue=Faith__Based_Initiatives</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, to be fair, here are Obama&#8217;s and McCains plans concerning Faith Based Initiatives&#8230;.</p>
<p><a href="http://pewforum.org/religion08/compare.php?Issue=Faith__Based_Initiatives" rel="nofollow">http://pewforum.org/religion08/compare.php?Issue=Faith__Based_Initiatives</a></p>
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		<title>By: phreedm</title>
		<link>http://atheists.org/blog/2008/09/27/tomorrow_is_tax_the_church_day/comment-page-1#comment-89787</link>
		<dc:creator>phreedm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dave...does Ed ask you to post these ridiculous questions?  How can someone who claims to be an activist for the myth, only defend the myth in one direction?  Oh..wait, it&#039;s a one way street...&lt;br /&gt;
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Well, no worry.  The Supreme Court has already ruled on this...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;blockquote&gt;In its 1970 opinion in Walz vs. Tax Commission of the City of New York, the high court stated that a tax exemption for churches &quot;creates only a minimal and remote involvement between church and state and far less than taxation of churches. &lt;strong&gt;[An exemption] restricts the fiscal relationship between church and state, and tends to complement and reinforce the desired separation insulating each from the other&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; The Supreme Court also said that &quot;the power to tax involves the power to destroy.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;Taxing churches breaks down the healthy separation of church and state&lt;/strong&gt; and leads to the destruction of the free exercise of religion.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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http://tinyurl.com/4lwult&lt;br /&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dave&#8230;does Ed ask you to post these ridiculous questions?  How can someone who claims to be an activist for the myth, only defend the myth in one direction?  Oh..wait, it&#8217;s a one way street&#8230;</p>
<p>Well, no worry.  The Supreme Court has already ruled on this&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>In its 1970 opinion in Walz vs. Tax Commission of the City of New York, the high court stated that a tax exemption for churches &#8220;creates only a minimal and remote involvement between church and state and far less than taxation of churches. <strong>[An exemption] restricts the fiscal relationship between church and state, and tends to complement and reinforce the desired separation insulating each from the other</strong>.&#8221; The Supreme Court also said that &#8220;the power to tax involves the power to destroy.&#8221; <strong>Taxing churches breaks down the healthy separation of church and state</strong> and leads to the destruction of the free exercise of religion.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/4lwult" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/4lwult</a></p>
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		<title>By: joe zamecki</title>
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		<dc:creator>joe zamecki</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great idea! I wish I had known about this sooner. I would&#039;ve made a video or something. &lt;br /&gt;
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The one and only time I appeared on CNN was in 1997 when I and over 100 other American Atheists picketed the Promise Keepers&#039; Stand in the Gap rally at the National Mall in Washington DC. I got on CNN for about 4 seconds, standing next to Dave Silverman and a few other hardcore AA activists, and we were all yelling &quot;TAX THE CHURCH! TAX THE CHURCH!&quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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Hey that&#039;s not bad for me, since I had been active in the movement for only a year before that. :o)&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#039;m proud to say that a copy of that CNN report is safely stored in the American Atheist Center video archive. :o)&lt;br /&gt;
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Joe Zamecki&lt;br /&gt;
Austin, TX</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great idea! I wish I had known about this sooner. I would&#8217;ve made a video or something. </p>
<p>The one and only time I appeared on CNN was in 1997 when I and over 100 other American Atheists picketed the Promise Keepers&#8217; Stand in the Gap rally at the National Mall in Washington DC. I got on CNN for about 4 seconds, standing next to Dave Silverman and a few other hardcore AA activists, and we were all yelling &#8220;TAX THE CHURCH! TAX THE CHURCH!&#8221; </p>
<p>Hey that&#8217;s not bad for me, since I had been active in the movement for only a year before that. <img src='http://atheists.org/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':o' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p>
<p>I&#8217;m proud to say that a copy of that CNN report is safely stored in the American Atheist Center video archive. <img src='http://atheists.org/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':o' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p>
<p>Joe Zamecki<br />
Austin, TX</p>
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		<title>By: phreedm</title>
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		<dc:creator>phreedm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow Joe...100 eh?&lt;br /&gt;
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I was at that event also...&lt;br /&gt;
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Maybe you can see me standing next to 1,000,000 brothers of mine....&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.rain.org/~mkummel/stumpers/18jan02c.jpg</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow Joe&#8230;100 eh?</p>
<p>I was at that event also&#8230;</p>
<p>Maybe you can see me standing next to 1,000,000 brothers of mine&#8230;.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rain.org/~mkummel/stumpers/18jan02c.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.rain.org/~mkummel/stumpers/18jan02c.jpg</a></p>
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		<title>By: Ren</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ren</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Promise Keepers&#039; &quot;Stand In The Gap Rally&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
- A Firsthand Report&lt;br /&gt;
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Fundamental Evangelistic Association &lt;br /&gt;
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selected articles from: &lt;br /&gt;
?FOUNDATION&lt;br /&gt;
A MAGAZINE OF BIBLICAL FUNDAMENTALISM&lt;br /&gt;
Dennis W.  Costella, Editor; Karel Beyer, Production Manager; Matt Costella, Copy Editor&lt;br /&gt;
M.H. Reynolds, Jr. (1919-1997), Founding Editor &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;blockquote&gt;They spoke of the gospel of Jesus Christ, repentance from racism and sexual sin, the need for stronger churches and the conversion of sinners. And yet, upon closer examination, their words and actions are found to be a mixture of truth and error, deceiving millions of Christians into false and dangerous beliefs and alliances. While television and newspaper cameras showed hundreds of thousands of men on their faces in prayer, a survey of those in attendance confirmed that many of these same men did not understand basic and foundational Bible doctrines and were unable to provide a testimony indicative of a saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. How is it that a million men, many of whom do not have a clear testimony of salvation, can redeem a nation by &quot;Standing in the Gap?&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.feasite.org/Foundation/fbcprom2.htm&lt;br /&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Promise Keepers&#8217; &#8220;Stand In The Gap Rally&#8221;<br />
- A Firsthand Report</p>
<p>Fundamental Evangelistic Association </p>
<p>selected articles from: <br />
?FOUNDATION<br />
A MAGAZINE OF BIBLICAL FUNDAMENTALISM<br />
Dennis W.  Costella, Editor; Karel Beyer, Production Manager; Matt Costella, Copy Editor<br />
M.H. Reynolds, Jr. (1919-1997), Founding Editor </p>
<p></p>
<blockquote><p>They spoke of the gospel of Jesus Christ, repentance from racism and sexual sin, the need for stronger churches and the conversion of sinners. And yet, upon closer examination, their words and actions are found to be a mixture of truth and error, deceiving millions of Christians into false and dangerous beliefs and alliances. While television and newspaper cameras showed hundreds of thousands of men on their faces in prayer, a survey of those in attendance confirmed that many of these same men did not understand basic and foundational Bible doctrines and were unable to provide a testimony indicative of a saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. How is it that a million men, many of whom do not have a clear testimony of salvation, can redeem a nation by &#8220;Standing in the Gap?&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.feasite.org/Foundation/fbcprom2.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.feasite.org/Foundation/fbcprom2.htm</a></p>
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		<title>By: godless sodomite</title>
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		<dc:creator>godless sodomite</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Maybe you can see me standing next to 1,000,000 brothers of mine....&lt;br /&gt;
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Because as we all know if most people believe something to be true then it must be true!  this is called argumentum ad populam.&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Maybe you can see me standing next to 1,000,000 brothers of mine&#8230;.</p>
<p>Because as we all know if most people believe something to be true then it must be true!  this is called argumentum ad populam.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: karen</title>
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		<dc:creator>karen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here is the address for the IRS page for reporting tax fraud scams or violations of the tax codes. &lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=106778,00.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is the address for the IRS page for reporting tax fraud scams or violations of the tax codes. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=106778,00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=106778,00.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: charlie</title>
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		<dc:creator>charlie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>what is the difference between non profits and churches.....&lt;br /&gt;
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does one actually provide a service and the other provide a heated spot to eat each others flour and sugar designs....&lt;br /&gt;
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providing a tax break for special social clubs is stupid....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what is the difference between non profits and churches&#8230;..</p>
<p>does one actually provide a service and the other provide a heated spot to eat each others flour and sugar designs&#8230;.</p>
<p>providing a tax break for special social clubs is stupid&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: godless sodomite</title>
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		<dc:creator>godless sodomite</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here is a CNN news story about Pulpit Freedom Sunday:&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woVTAVitd2c&amp;eurl=http://richarddawkins.net/article,3177,-Conservative-Pastors-to-Break-Law-by-Endorsing-a-Candidate,CNN&lt;br /&gt;
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And the xians say that its us gays who are asking for special rights...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a CNN news story about Pulpit Freedom Sunday:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woVTAVitd2c&amp;eurl=http://richarddawkins.net/article,3177,-Conservative-Pastors-to-Break-Law-by-Endorsing-a-Candidate,CNN" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woVTAVitd2c&amp;eurl=http://richarddawkins.net/article,3177,-Conservative-Pastors-to-Break-Law-by-Endorsing-a-Candidate,CNN</a></p>
<p>And the xians say that its us gays who are asking for special rights&#8230;</p>
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