God is still a Fascist
2004-10-12, 9:40 a.m.

So back to what I was talking about yesterday...
Someone please explain to me why we grant churches tax exempt status, when they are basically telling their parishioners who to vote for. Especially with this election, churches are trying to throw their weight into the presidential race. In an interview, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, the highest-ranking Roman Catholic prelate in Colorado, said there is only one way for a faithful Catholic to vote in this presidential election, for President Bush and against Senator John Kerry. He said a vote for a candidate like Mr. Kerry who supports abortion rights or embryonic stem cell research would be a sin that must be confessed before receiving Communion. "If you vote this way, are you cooperating in evil?" he asked. "And if you know you are cooperating in evil, should you go to confession? The answer is yes." OK, buddy- I think its time you start paying fuckin� taxes just like the rest of us. If you refuse to abide by the Constitution and keep your churchy ass out of politics, I suggest you ante up just like the rest of us do. Otherwise, shut the fuck up. This jackass is basically telling his followers that if they vote for John Kerry, they are committing a sin- that is coercion. He�s scaring people into voting for Bush. Never mind the fact that Bush was governor of a state that executes more people than any other 3 states in the country put together- or that he started a war (both of these things are considered sins by the catholic church). And all of this because John Kerry refuses to let his religious beliefs dictate his government service- all of this because John Kerry believes in the separation of church and state. Do these people actually think making abortion illegal is going to stop it from happening? There are more abortions performed in Brazil each year than in the United States- and guess what? Abortion is illegal in Brazil. The naivety of these people is astounding. If you don�t believe in abortion, then don�t get one. Its that simple�.

Now on to something else that has turned my stomach this week�
Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of the largest chain of television stations in the nation, plans to air a documentary that accuses Sen. John Kerry of betraying American prisoners during the Vietnam War, a newspaper reported Monday. Sinclair has ordered all 62 of its stations to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal" without commercials in prime-time next week, the Washington Post reported, just two weeks before the Nov. 2 election. Sinclair executives have shown support for the Bush campaign. Sinclair CEO David Smith contributed the legal limit of $2,000 to Bush-Cheney 2004, and vice president Frederick Smith gave $175,000 to the RNC and maxed out his Bush-Cheney contribution as well. FEC records show that two other top level Sinclair executives gave the maximum amount they could to Bush-Cheney. Sinclair executives have given nearly $68,000 in political contributions, 97 percent of it going to Republicans, since the beginning of the year, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Now, think for a minute what this means. They are forcing their stations to air an openly partisan program. This is the same company that ordered 10 of its affiliates to NOT air an edition of �Nightline� that featured the reading off of names of those killed in battle in Iraq and Afghanistan. If they get away with this (and they probably will), we will no longer live in a free country. Federal campaign finance law states it is illegal for a corporation to contribute anything of value to a federal campaign or a national political committee, including broadcast communications. When companies like Sinclair can openly violate campaign finance laws in an attempt to get their preferred candidate elected, we are definitely heading down the wrong path. Shit like this isn�t suppose to happen in a democracy. This is the kind of public manipulation you would usually only see under Communism or a dictatorship

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