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From: john@gcc-bill.ARPA (John Allred)
Newsgroups: net.religion,net.politics,net.flame
Subject: Re: Tax relief for Churches--ARRRRGHH
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Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 09:04:27 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  3 09:04:27 1985
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In article <40@drutx.UUCP> slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) writes:
>
>I am pissed!!!  Did anyone notice the disgusting act that passed 
>the Senate yesterday?
>
>  "(UPI) The Senate, with nary a wisp of protest, voted Thursday
>   to crack down on the worshipers of Satan, and the 
>   practioners (sic) of witchcraft...the Senate approved
>   legislation denying tax exemptions to any cult promoting
>   Satanism or witchcraft."--Rocky Mountain News
>
>
>So Falwell gets his millions without tax, and any religion that
>some IRS person thinks is witchcraft does not.  And you can bet your
>booties that Helms (who sponsered this abomination) wants it to apply
>to anything non-Christian.  The bill itself is Christian in that the
>definition of something as "Satanist" or "witchcraft" has no real 
>meaning outside of the Christian view.  I hope someone takes this to 
>court.  If this is not a law "respecting the establishment of any 
>religion," I don't know what is.
>
>I'm just too mad to type anymore.
>
>-- 
>
>                                     Sue Brezden
>                                     
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Amen, Sister Sue!!  Let us now all get on our knees and pray to his 
Holiness Falwell (after, of course, you send him money.)

-- 
John Allred
General Computer Company 
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