tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post115261394344301255..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Catholic Church Lobbying Succeeds In Defeating South Bend Gay Rights OrdinanceGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1152640915795677672006-07-11T13:01:00.000-05:002006-07-11T13:01:00.000-05:00Church lobbying on ISSUES ONLY is OK if the money ...Church lobbying on ISSUES ONLY is OK if the money spent represents less than 5% or 3% (forget details) of income. ANY church lobbying on PARTIES or CANDIDATES is incompatible with tax-exempt 503c status.<BR/><BR/>Anon at 7:31, why not consider the Episcopal Church? Sacramentally oriented, Communion weekly (True Presence and all that), and 104 of 111 dioceses are at least somewhat gay-friendly, and a good many have openly gay priests. Or if ecumenically minded, MCC or UCC.<BR/><BR/>NancyPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1152626180154859692006-07-11T08:56:00.000-05:002006-07-11T08:56:00.000-05:00Church lobbying is a tax NO NO!Educational outreac...Church lobbying is a tax NO NO!<BR/><BR/>Educational outreach is OK under the 501(c)3 part of the tax code.<BR/><BR/>Advocacy is prohibited!<BR/><BR/>The church could and should lose its tax free status...it should be reported to the IRS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1152623029759881272006-07-11T08:03:00.000-05:002006-07-11T08:03:00.000-05:00Great Recap Gary! Thanks for the thorough review....Great Recap Gary! Thanks for the thorough review. I too am saddened by the loss, but not surprised. It feels like Indianapolis this time last year when the Council dealt the LGBT community its initial defeat by a democratically led council. The answer is to organize, organize, organize! South Bend will rise again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1152622884967081832006-07-11T08:01:00.000-05:002006-07-11T08:01:00.000-05:00anonymous 7:31 -- I think it's difficult to unders...anonymous 7:31 -- I think it's difficult to understand how you've attended a church your whole life and yet are just now realizing that your church believes homosexuality is a sin. Why are you Catholic if you don't agree with some of its most basic principles?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1152621285436047662006-07-11T07:34:00.000-05:002006-07-11T07:34:00.000-05:00I feel really bad for Mayor Luecke. He really is t...I feel really bad for Mayor Luecke. He really is trying to improve South Bend's image, but the council keeps getting in his way. This is what happens when you put a holier-than-thou minister in charge of your city council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1152621083513352862006-07-11T07:31:00.000-05:002006-07-11T07:31:00.000-05:00As a Catholic and a gay person, I am really depres...As a Catholic and a gay person, I am really depressed about this turn of events in South Bend. It is difficult to understand how the church I've attended my whole life is working to make my life more difficult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com