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May. 19th, 2004
UU's Not a Religion???
May. 19th, 2004 12:20 pmWhich is news to me, but it seems that in Texas, the Unitarian-Universalist Church is not a religion, and shouldn't get tax-exempt status. (Or at least, their Denison Branch shouldn't) The reason being is that, according to the state Comptroller's office, the Unitarian Church "isn't really a religious organization" because it "does not have one system of belief."
Unitarian group denied tax status
This quote in particular caught my eye:
"Strayhorn vows to continue the legal fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary. "Otherwise, any wannabe cult who dresses up and parades down Sixth Street on Halloween will be applying for an exemption," she said in a April 23 news release."
Unitarian group denied tax status
This quote in particular caught my eye:
"Strayhorn vows to continue the legal fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary. "Otherwise, any wannabe cult who dresses up and parades down Sixth Street on Halloween will be applying for an exemption," she said in a April 23 news release."
UU's Not a Religion???
May. 19th, 2004 12:20 pmWhich is news to me, but it seems that in Texas, the Unitarian-Universalist Church is not a religion, and shouldn't get tax-exempt status. (Or at least, their Denison Branch shouldn't) The reason being is that, according to the state Comptroller's office, the Unitarian Church "isn't really a religious organization" because it "does not have one system of belief."
Unitarian group denied tax status
This quote in particular caught my eye:
"Strayhorn vows to continue the legal fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary. "Otherwise, any wannabe cult who dresses up and parades down Sixth Street on Halloween will be applying for an exemption," she said in a April 23 news release."
Unitarian group denied tax status
This quote in particular caught my eye:
"Strayhorn vows to continue the legal fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary. "Otherwise, any wannabe cult who dresses up and parades down Sixth Street on Halloween will be applying for an exemption," she said in a April 23 news release."
Annoyed with myself
May. 19th, 2004 11:43 pmWent to paint the details on the TIE helmet for my costume tonight. And discovered that I really shouldn't go near a spray can......
In a nutshell, I screwed up on it. And parts look like crap. The paint pooled up under the tape, and the lightest painters tape available *did* pull up parts of the previous paint job. It may need to be stripped and redone - and I have a contact allergy to most solvents. My hands are already peeling from the acitone I used to clean up one mistake. Which means I need to bribe or hire someone willing to strip and repaint it for me.
***NOT*** a happy camper.
In a nutshell, I screwed up on it. And parts look like crap. The paint pooled up under the tape, and the lightest painters tape available *did* pull up parts of the previous paint job. It may need to be stripped and redone - and I have a contact allergy to most solvents. My hands are already peeling from the acitone I used to clean up one mistake. Which means I need to bribe or hire someone willing to strip and repaint it for me.
***NOT*** a happy camper.
Annoyed with myself
May. 19th, 2004 11:43 pmWent to paint the details on the TIE helmet for my costume tonight. And discovered that I really shouldn't go near a spray can......
In a nutshell, I screwed up on it. And parts look like crap. The paint pooled up under the tape, and the lightest painters tape available *did* pull up parts of the previous paint job. It may need to be stripped and redone - and I have a contact allergy to most solvents. My hands are already peeling from the acitone I used to clean up one mistake. Which means I need to bribe or hire someone willing to strip and repaint it for me.
***NOT*** a happy camper.
In a nutshell, I screwed up on it. And parts look like crap. The paint pooled up under the tape, and the lightest painters tape available *did* pull up parts of the previous paint job. It may need to be stripped and redone - and I have a contact allergy to most solvents. My hands are already peeling from the acitone I used to clean up one mistake. Which means I need to bribe or hire someone willing to strip and repaint it for me.
***NOT*** a happy camper.