I am DONE

[sethgray]

Recently, a certain religious organization donated something like 40%, 20+ million dollars, to the pro-prop 8 ads in California. I have just recently come back from signing a petition on line that will urge the IRS to remove this church's tax-exempt status. It's not actually clear that they've violated the letter of the law, yet, but they have lobbied for legislation and that CLEARLY violates the spirit of the tax-exempt law.

The most shameful thing, for me, about all of this is that my name is still listed on the member records of this church. I aim to rectify that as soon as possible. My resignation letter is complete and on my harddrive even now. All I have to do is wait until my aunt comes to take me home in two weeks so I can ask my other aunt that works at the post office to help me set up the deliver confirmation. I don't want some stranger at the local USPS branch to do it. I want to know it's been done right.

Two weeks seems like an awfully long time to wait, but I need to know it will be done the way I want it. This is the only way I can speak out because I don't live in California, so I don't want my voice to get lost somewhere in the shuffle.

This journal has become so writing oriented over the past year that I almost feel weird posting this here.

Comments

[zapkilikan.livejournal.com]

Damn. Would they let someone under legal age sign said petition? If so, I would like to, but I would need a link.

That really... ugh. It makes me so sick that Prop 8 passed.

[jupiterrhode.livejournal.com]

I don't even have words to describe the writhing ball of fury and shame inside me.




(You can tell I'm a creative type because for most people "writhing ball of fury and shame" would probably be enough >_<)

And I'll send you the link. I'm trying not to name names, here.

[zapkilikan.livejournal.com]

I understand just what you mean.

*nods* Thank you.

[softbluebuddy.livejournal.com]

Would you like me to mail it for you? If you do, let me know. You can email the document to me, I'll print it and put it in an envelope with proper postage and send it for you.

I know when something like this is weighing heavily on the mind having to wait is such a difficult thing to do.

I am surprised that you are still a member of that church, just in general, irrespective of Prop 8.

Let me know if there is anything that I can do to help. I also am disgusted with the whole Prop 8 thing and the equivalent in the other two states that passed similar laws this time around, I believe Arizona and Florida.

In Oregon we had a prop on the ballot 4 years ago and all the idiots had signs and bumper stickers that said:

Marriage = 1 man + 1 woman

WTF? Seriously. WTF? People just piss me off. Better not to get me started.

[jupiterrhode.livejournal.com]

Thank you for offering, but this is one of those things I have to take care of myself.

It will be difficult, but I think I will feel better when all is said and done.

I'm not really a member anymore in anything but name. I stopped going to actual church services somewhere in my freshman year, I think, and then stopped going to other meetings soon after that. It's just reached the point where even technical membership is too much.

Yes, it just makes me sick that all three measures passed. Haven't we come farther than this? I guess not.

[8rayray8.livejournal.com]

I knew about this a couple days ago. I was gonna post about it, but I was hoping you would stay ignorant to the whole thing, because I knew how upset you'd be. I'm not suprised it passed, considering all the ignorance in the world. Send me the link also, I will sign and I'm pretty sure I know which church you're talking about. you're right, it's not fair about it being non-taxed. Feel better. Someday there will be equal rights. I hope.

[jupiterrhode.livejournal.com]

I knew about it, I just hadn't looked into it yet. That has since changed, which is why I was so pissed when I learned the main reason it passed.