IRS Should Review Liberty University's Tax-Exempt Status for Partisan Politicking, Says Americans United
Americans United for Separation of Church and State today asked the Internal Revenue Service to review the tax-exempt status of Liberty University in the wake of the school’s decision to yank official recognition of a student-run Democratic club...
Read more here: http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2009/05/irs-should-review-liberty.html
Supreme Court Nominee Should Be Closely Questioned On Church-State Views, Says Americans United
The Senate Judiciary Committee should thoroughly question Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to determine her views on church-state separation, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
President Barack Obama today announced the nomination of Sotomayor, currently a judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, to the high court. It appears that Sotomayor has not written widely on church-state issues, meaning the committee has an obligation to ascertain her views...
Read more here: http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2009/05/supreme-court-nominee-should.html
Americans United Criticizes California Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Ban On Same-Sex Marriage To Stand
Americans United for Separation of Church and State today expressed disappointment with the California Supreme Court ruling upholding Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage in the state.
“Marriage is a civil right and should not be subject to majority rule or a religious litmus test,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United...
Read more here: http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2009/05/au-criticizes-california.html
Americans United Joins Public Education Allies In Seeking End To D.C. School Voucher Plan
Americans United for Separation of Church and State has joined allies in the public education community to demand that Washington, D.C.’s federally funded private school voucher “experiment” not be extended.
Americans United says the program, which pays for tuition at religious and other private schools, was originally conceived as a five-year pilot program. The plan, pushed through by the Bush administration, has failed to boost student achievement, and AU insists it should be discontinued...
Read more here: http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2009/05/aujoins-public-education.html
Go here to take action:
http://www.au.org/homepage/features/archive/2009/05-vouchers/
Sunday, May 31, 2009
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