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'''Americans United for Separation of Church and State''' is a [[liberal]] organization which asks the IRS to revoke the tax-exempt status of conservative Churches which its leadership disagrees with.<ref>[http://www.au.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr003=h1ym14y5x4.app1b&abbr=pr&page=NewsArticle&id=9193&security=1002&news_iv_ctrl=1241 IRS Should Investigate R.I. Catholic Diocese For Political Intervention, Says Americans United]</ref><ref>[http://www.au.org/site/News2?abbr=pr&page=NewsArticle&id=9163&security=1002&news_iv_ctrl=2286 IRS Should Investigate Florida Religious Group For Political Intervention, Says Americans United]</ref> | '''Americans United for Separation of Church and State''' is a [[liberal]] organization which asks the IRS to revoke the tax-exempt status of conservative Churches which its leadership disagrees with.<ref>[http://www.au.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr003=h1ym14y5x4.app1b&abbr=pr&page=NewsArticle&id=9193&security=1002&news_iv_ctrl=1241 IRS Should Investigate R.I. Catholic Diocese For Political Intervention, Says Americans United]</ref><ref>[http://www.au.org/site/News2?abbr=pr&page=NewsArticle&id=9163&security=1002&news_iv_ctrl=2286 IRS Should Investigate Florida Religious Group For Political Intervention, Says Americans United]</ref> | ||
| − | The leader of Americans United is [[Barry Lynn]], who is an ordained minister in the liberal [[United Church of Christ]]. The United Church of Christ invited [[Barack Obama]] to speak at one of its functions and was not criticized by Lynn despite his outrage at more conservative churches for similar political activities.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keller|first1=Bill |url=http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56418 |title=Activist's church mixes politics, religion |work=[[WND]] |date=June 28, 2007 }}</ref> | + | The leader of Americans United is [[Barry W. Lynn|Barry Lynn]], who is an ordained minister in the liberal [[United Church of Christ]]. The United Church of Christ invited [[Barack Obama]] to speak at one of its functions and was not criticized by Lynn despite his outrage at more conservative churches for similar political activities.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keller|first1=Bill |url=http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56418 |title=Activist's church mixes politics, religion |work=[[WND]] |date=June 28, 2007 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:30, June 16, 2015
Americans United for Separation of Church and State is a liberal organization which asks the IRS to revoke the tax-exempt status of conservative Churches which its leadership disagrees with.[1][2]
The leader of Americans United is Barry Lynn, who is an ordained minister in the liberal United Church of Christ. The United Church of Christ invited Barack Obama to speak at one of its functions and was not criticized by Lynn despite his outrage at more conservative churches for similar political activities.[3]
History
Originally founded as Protestants and Other Americans United for Separation of Church and State (POAU) in 1947, the original founding members were Charles Clayton Morrison, Glenn L. Archer,[4] Edwin McNeill Poteat, G. Bromley Oxnam, and Joseph Martin Dawson.[5]
See Also
- Paul Blanshard, editor for The Nation and special counsel and spokesman for Americans United.[6]
Refererences
- ↑ IRS Should Investigate R.I. Catholic Diocese For Political Intervention, Says Americans United
- ↑ IRS Should Investigate Florida Religious Group For Political Intervention, Says Americans United
- ↑ Activist's church mixes politics, religion. WND (June 28, 2007).
- ↑ Biography: Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Princeton.
- ↑ (1966) Embattled Wall: Americans United, an Idea and a Man. Protestants and Other Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
- ↑ JFK’s ‘Religion Speech’. National Review (September 11, 2010).