Monday, November 17, 2008

Mormons Tipped Scale in Ban on Gay Marriage

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/us/politics/15marriage.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=saved%20same-sex&st=cse&oref=slogin

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From: barry levine <levinebar@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 7:14 AM
Subject: Mormons Tipped Scale in Ban on Gay Marriage
To: letters@nytimes.com


To the Editor:
    If marriage is a religious institution--as the "Yes on Eight" campaign asserts--then the State has no business regulating it. If it is a political issue, then the backers of "Yes on Eight" have no claim to tax-exempt status. For seven years, the IRS has been just one more lever that the Republican party used to enforce its will. The people have called for change. Revoking tax-exempt status for any organization meddling in politics would be a good place to start.
Barry Levine

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