Re: Pregnant senior not allowed to graduate with class

But churches don't vote, people do. You aren't saying you believe no one who is a conservative Christian should vote are you? A church only loses its tax exempt status if the promote a person, not an issue (and sometimes not even then).

RaeMorrill wrote:
Yeah, well around here it seems the churches are out in droves trying to get antigay legislation voted out. They need to lose tax exempt status and see then if they still feel so strongly about it.



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