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Subject: Re: Tax relief for Churches--ARRRRGHH
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Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 17:49:36 EDT
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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
> 
> Yes, I noticed.  If such a clause were to be enacted into law and sustained
> by the courts, I believe that it would be a grave blow to our constitutional
> right to freedom of religion.  However, I have great faith in the ability
> of our courts to recognize such nonsense for what it is, even if it
> did manage to slip by the Senate.  If this does make it into law, I would
> expect the ACLU to challenge it vigorously, even if other interested groups
> lack the resources to do so.
> 
> Dave Wallace	(...!ucbvax!wallace	wallace@ucbkim.berkeley.edu)

It just goes to prove that our "elected representitives" not only
keep their constituents (sp) in the dark, they don't seem to know
anything about any part of the Constitution.

Lets see -- they are always trying to negate...
   Freedom of Religion,
   Right to keep and bear arms,
   Freedom from taxation w/o representation,
   Freedom of speech (what! you publish a newsletter on witchcraft!)

The persecuted individuals of the future have no new continents
to flee to.  If we're not careful, we may end up in an updated,
computer-enhanced version of 18th century England.


Gary