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November 7, 2008 at 09:30:38

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A Call to Arms Against the Mormon Church. End Its Tax-exempt Status Now!

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The Mormon church has a lot of goddamn nerve. California's Prop. 8 isn’t a matter of moral or traditional values.

It’s a matter of equal rights and equal protection under the law!

It’s discrimination of the worst kind against one small segment of the citizenry.

What’s with them? Is it some kind of weird payback for banning polygamy, which many Mormons in this country still practice illegally?

Preaching from the pulpit against gay marriage and reading a letter to their congregations to donate to their “yes” on Prop. 8 campaign funds, violates all standards of separation of church and state.

A Mormon woman who voted ’yes’ on the ballot measure called in to McIntyre in the Morning on KABC radio, and said that is exactly what they did.

The Mormon church’s tax exempt status should be removed retroactively and immediately!

I don’t know exactly how to do it, but I’m sure there are many of you in OEN’s family of writers and legal experts who do know.

Your input will be greatly appreciated.

Mixing church and state must end and an example made of the Mormon church.

 

Sandy Sand began her writing career while raising three children and doing public relations work for Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training). That led to a job as a reporter for the San Fernando Valley Chronicle, a (more...)
 

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You are wasting your time by Dropping By on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:23:58 AM
Oh really? by Robert Jordan on Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 at 10:16:11 AM
Polygamy by Mark Bigelow on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:37:02 AM
All religious institutions included by Sandy Sand on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:44:43 AM
You're still wasting your time by Dropping By on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:05:00 AM
And another thing by Sandy Sand on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 12:54:52 PM
Is that so? by Joe Turner on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 4:17:29 PM
Giving the LDS Faith all the credit... by t s on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 4:15:18 PM
MATTER UNSETTLED by tabonsell on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 5:33:43 PM
You don't understand the Constitution do you? by Joe Turner on Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 at 11:52:27 AM
Bumping gums by Roger on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 5:59:56 PM
The rights are still equal by Mr Stq on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:21:30 PM
No the rights are NOT equal by Paul Kruger on Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 at 10:40:40 AM
All churches are mutual benefit social clubs. by John Hanks on Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 at 9:46:21 AM
An Embarrassment to Opponents of Proposition 8 by Paul Sheldon Foote on Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 at 10:37:43 AM
An Embarrassment to Opponents of Proposition 8 by Paul Sheldon Foote on Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 at 10:44:24 AM
Call it Tax evasion by Philip Dennany on Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 at 5:49:41 PM
Proposition 8 by Keith Howe on Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 at 6:14:21 PM
An old flim flam by Dave Kisor on Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 at 11:05:49 PM
I'm so saddened to see the hate mongers by Oh on Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 at 11:18:06 PM
MISUNDERSTANDINGS HAVE A BASIS IN BIBLICAL WRITINGS by Douglas A. Wallace on Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 at 11:29:54 PM
I Think You Misunderstand by Brad Evans on Sunday, Nov 9, 2008 at 5:07:48 PM
End tax exemption. by Bryan Emmel on Sunday, Nov 9, 2008 at 11:31:22 PM

 
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