American’s United for Separation of Church and State called for the striking down of an Arizona tax-credit in a statement on Monday. “Arizona’s convoluted scheme is a backdoor way of subsidizing religious education,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. “I hope the high court sees through it.” The Supreme Court, [...]
Americans United for Separation of Church and State has requested that the Internal Revenue Service investigate a Los Angeles Church that used its Web site and Twitter to promote a candidate for public office to its members. “Oasis Church’s appeals might have been innovative, but they still violate the law,” said the Rev. Barry W. [...]
Eric Holder, Attorney General said that the Obama administration does not support religiously based hiring discrimination in taxpayer funded “faith-based” programs. This statement is supported by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Americans United urged the president to revoke the Bush-era executive orders that allowed religious hiring bias for those groups that take [...]
