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by Jenny Blanchard
President-elect Donald Trump has issued more than 100 threats to investigate, prosecute, imprison or otherwise punish his perceived opponents. The U.S. House of Representatives gave the president-elect a powerful tool to accomplish that goal. On Thursday, Nov. 21, the U.S. House passed legislation in the form of H.B. 9495 that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit it claims support terrorism. This would be a dangerous piece of legislation in any administration. It could be used to arbitrarily target nonprofits, including news outlets, universities, and humanitarian aid organizations like OXFAM , and civil society groups – even our own congregation. It expands the sweeping powers of the executive branch to stifle political dissent; in short, to silence the voices of anyone the President perceives as an enemy of the state by labeling them as terrorists.
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The Social Action Minute
One of the most popular features of our Sunday services is our Social Action Minute. During this time, a member of the Social Action Committee speaks on a topic of their choice in order to bring awareness and a call to action to the members of our Congregation. These are the archives of the Social Action Minutes presented at our Sunday services. If you missed a service, or are interested in the topic, you can revisit it and get information here. Archives
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