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Congress Urged to Heed Public and Vote Against Impeachment
As Congress edges nearer to the months-long national ordeal of a Senate impeachment trial, People For the American Way and the online anti-impeachment MoveOn.org trekked to Capitol Hill to deliver the American people’s message: Let’s Move On. At an 11 a.m. news conference in the Rayburn Building, groups that have… Read More
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Every Candidate for Top Three GOP Posts Scored 100 Percent on Latest Christian Coalition Scorecard
The top three GOP leadership positions for the 106th Congress - regardless of who is elected Wednesday - will be made up of House members who each scored 100 percent on the Christian Coalition's most recent scorecard and have extensive ties to Religious Right leaders and organizations, a People For the American Way Foundation analysis has determined. Read More
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Religious Right Called the Tune, but Voters Wouldn’t Dance
Moderate and progressive voters propelled Religious Right-backed candidates to defeat Tuesday in races from Congress to statehouses to governor's mansions in every region of the United States. Read More
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IRS Urged to Move Against Christian Coalition for Violating Tax Exemption
Citing newly available evidence of widespread abuse of federal election laws, People For the American Way Foundation is urging the Internal Revenue Service to reject the Christian Coalition’s request for tax exempt status and begin steps to collect nine years’ worth of unpaid taxes and interest. In a letter… Read More
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PFAWF asks U.S.Supreme Court to strike down Wisconsin Vouchers
People For the American Way Foundation today is asking the Supreme Court to review and strike down the nation’s largest school voucher program on grounds that it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by advancing religion with public tax dollars. In a petition filed before the Court,… Read More
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Religious Right’s Hate Tactics Documented in Hostile Climate, 1998 Edition
A nationwide campaign of organized intolerance led by the Religious Right, often supported by local clergy and public officials, is denying equal rights to Americans who are singled out for discrimination based on their sexual orientation. This is the picture that emerges from the 1998 edition of People For the… Read More