Mr. William J. Federer, a Missourian, is one of the most cheerful
people I have met. Despite this, Bill Federer’s writing always has a
serious message. His latest book is entitled Endangered Speeches. In
it, he traces the effort during the 20th Century to assure that
preachers were not involved in the political process. Federer points
out that prior to 1913 preachers never gave the Internal Revenue
Service or their 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status a thought because there
was no mechanism which applied to them. From 1913 until 1954, most
preachers simply ignored the IRS, as there was no reason for them to
be concerned.

In 1954, President Lyndon B. Johnson, running for re-election, heard
that a large group of Texas preachers would oppose him. So he hastily
had Congress enact a law which forbade churches from involvement in
politics. That was enough to silence preachers and LBJ was re-elected
comfortably.

One might think that LBJ would have been content to leave well enough
alone. However, when he found out that the American Enterprise
Institute (AEI) had assisted Senator Barry M. Goldwater’s candidacy he
scared William Broody, Sr. into political uselessness so that AEI
required years to recover.

Meanwhile, the IRS, which traditionally had been reluctant to
interfere with churches, this year cracked the whip so that most
pastors were afraid of losing their church’s loss of tax-exempt status
and thereby stayed out of the 2008 elections even though there were
moral issues on many state ballots.

Given the incoming presidential administration’s announced effort to
reinstate the so-called Fairness Doctrine, which some suggest should
be renamed the “Censorship Doctrine,” this attack upon churches is
frightening. Senator A. Mitchell (Mitch) McConnell, Jr. (R-KY) said he
immediately would file litigation contending that reinstatement of the
Fairness Doctrine constituted unconstitutional censorship and an
abridgement of our First Amendment rights. However, such a lawsuit
likely would take two years to work its way through the courts. There
is no question that our First Amendment is under assault. Read
Federer’s book to understand how American churches fit into the
political process. Then gear up for the fight on the re-christened
Censorship Doctrine and the Internet.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles...0-A5C280BFFAA0

On Nov 21, 6:40*am, wrote:
Mr.

Posting from work? Wow. I would have thought someone working for
Lockheed would be smarter than to use such a stupid name. Maybe you're
the janitor.

Anyway, I sent this on to Human Resources. They should have a look at
you posting history.

Pramer

On Nov 21, 8:51*am, Baldin Lee Pramer
wrote:
On Nov 21, 6:40*am, wrote:

Mr.

Posting from work? Wow. I would have thought someone working for
Lockheed would be smarter than to use such a stupid name. Maybe you're
the janitor.

Anyway, I sent this on to Human Resources. They should have a look at
you posting history.

Pramer


My, my, my...some interesting results when you check the history of
this newsgroup for posts from Lockheed! Very interesting, indeed....

"Baldin Lee Pramer" wrote in message
...
On Nov 21, 6:40 am, wrote:
Mr.

Posting from work? Wow. I would have thought someone working for
Lockheed would be smarter than to use such a stupid name. Maybe you're
the janitor.

Anyway, I sent this on to Human Resources. They should have a look at
you posting history.

Pramer

********
So, instead of a hearty debate, you attempt to quiet the opposition. You
follow the beat of the government masters.

You're ready for the promotion you deserve. Uniforms and assignments will
be forthcoming in the new "Civilian National Security Force"...enjoy the
power for which you seek.

- AN if you DO have a microchip stuck in your head please go see your
doctor

( Microchip removal is now covered by most healthcare providers. )

wrote:
Read
Federer’s book to understand how American churches fit into the
political process. Then gear up for the fight on the re-christened
Censorship Doctrine and the Internet.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles...0-A5C280BFFAA0

Churches should be taxed into extinction. They are evil.

wrote:
Read
Federer’s book to understand how American churches fit into the
political process. Then gear up for the fight on the re-christened
Censorship Doctrine and the Internet.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles...0-A5C280BFFAA0


If the writer can't even get a date right, it gives one pause to wonder how
much else he got wrong. LBJ was running ELECTION, not re-election, in 1964,
not 1954. He was elected president only once.

On Nov 21, 6:18*am, Dave wrote:
wrote:

* Read

Federer’s book to understand how American churches fit into the
political process. Then gear up for the fight on the re-christened
Censorship Doctrine and the Internet.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles...AE1FC-73E7-46E....


- Churches should be taxed into extinction. *They are evil.

Dave -proclaims- Churches Should Be Taxed Into Extinction

dave - you are a church unto yourself ~ RHF

All OT Crap

In article
,
Chester wrote:

All OT Crap

Improve the signal to noise by making an on topic post and editing the
news group header. On topic here is not on topic for the other news
groups.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California