Hatch finishes dead last
Utah Senator Orrin Hatch finished dead last in the Iowa
Republican straw poll on Saturday, but Hatch called his showing a
victory , saying that he did better than expected, "I got more than
2 percent of the vote. I exceeded everyone's expectations. Many
thought I would get less than 1 percent."
Salt Lake steeler
I'll win this doggone thing."
In Concord, he has already hit on a gimmick. It seems that he was
in a small gathering and the subject of George W's $36 million came
up. A woman said, "Why, Senator, all you need is for a million people
to give you 36 dollars, and you're all caught up" whereupon she
ripped off a check for 36 bucks. Hatch keeps the now nicely laminated
check in his breast pocket and waves it wherever
Religion Today
On Aug. 4, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the
scouts violated that state's anti-discrimination law by excluding
avowed homosexuals from leadership positions. The case involved an
assistant scoutmaster ousted because he was co-leader of a gay and
lesbian group. The justices ruled that the government's interest in
ending discrimination outweighs the scouts' constitutional claim of
freedom of association that a private group is free to decide whom to
include and exclude from membership.
Hatch Denies He Is Biased Against Gays
GOP presidential nomination candidate 65-year-old Utah Republican Sen. Orrin
Hatch is drawing criticism for his views and comments on homosexuality. Over a
decade ago Hatch made public comments concerning homosexuals and the Democratic
Party. He is still doing political double speak to defuse those remarks.
Casino operators donate to Bennett
WASHINGTON, DC - New financial disclosure forms filed by Utah Senator
Bob Bennett, who is a former LDS Bishop, indicate that he traveled to
Las Vegas last April to accept donations from casino-related
organizations. The disclosure forms indicate that fully 90 percent,
$17,500, of the donations he received in the first half of 1999 were
from Nevada. The largest donations came from casino-sponsored
political action committees, including the Station Casinos, Inc. PAC
the Mirage Resort, Inc. PAC and the Circus Circus Enterprises PAC.
Taste -- A Textbook Case: Houses of Worship
Does the First Amendment to the Constitution declare an absence of
religion from state-sponsored organizations? It was 1948 when the Supreme
Court ruled an end to religious instruction in public schools, and since
that time not only has preaching and praying disappeared from classrooms,
but even association of historical events with the faith that incited
them.
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