Entries from September 2008

September 29, 2008

Ministers to Defy I.R.S. by Endorsing Candidates

By LAURIE GOODSTEIN, September 26, 2008, NYT.com   Defying a federal tax law they consider unjust, 33 ministers across the country will take to their pulpits this Sunday and publicly endorse a candidate for president. They plan to then send copies of their sermons to the Internal Revenue Service, hoping to provoke a challenge to [...]

September 12, 2008

A Palin Theocracy

 Thursday 11 September 2008, by: Marjorie Cohn, t r u t h o u t | Perspective John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate has invigorated a lackluster campaign. The media can’t stop talking about her. Given McCain’s age and state of health (his medical file was nearly 1,200 pages long), [...]