Pulpit plot thickens: Americans United files seven complaints with the IRS, after churches endorse political candidates in religious right election scheme.
Philadelphia residents attending services at Calvary Chapel on the King's Highway Sept. 28 heard the Rev. Francis Pultro make an unusual claim: their standing as Christians depends on how they vote in November. "As Christians, it's clear we should vote for John McCain," Pultro told the 45...

It's Real Simple: federal tax law forbids churches to endorse political candidates.
As I was checking out at the grocery store the other night, I spotted a magazine called Real Simple, a publication with the subhead "life made easier." What struck me was that it was 276 pages long. Perhaps it is just me, but life would start being...

Political Activity Law Bulletin - Disclosure Rules For Lobbyist Bundling.
This article was originally published in Political Activity Law Bulletin, Winter 2009. New Federal Election Commission ("FEC") rules will soon require federal candidates, leadership PACs, and party committees to disclose contributions that are "bundled" by individuals or entities required to register under the Lobbying Disclosure Act ("LDA").1...

FTI Expands Presence into Canada with Acquisition of The Element Agency.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FTI Consulting, Inc. , through its strategic communications arm, FD, today announced the acquisition of The Element Agency, a leading Canadian strategic communications consultancy specializing in sustainability, issue advocacy, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Established in 2003, Element...

YouSendout.com Aids Market Stimulus, Launches YouSendout SMS Text Message System.
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Relax Relax, Inc. announces the launch of YouSendout.com (http://www.yousendout.com/) SMS text messaging website, to allow website owners a way to send SMS text messages to subscribers who have opted in to receive alerts. Cell Phone Texting communication is growing...

The effects of figurative language on the perceived credibility of political candidates.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of figurative language on the perceived credibility of political candidates. One hundred seventy-nine undergraduate psychology students from Mississippi State University and The University of Central Florida viewed a videotaped speech of an actor playing a political...

Pulpit protest shakes fist at IRS, public opinion.
Although only 33 churches nationwide signed up to participate in a conservative Christian group's "pulpit freedom" protest on the last Sunday of September, the planners viewed it as a success. Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund, which encouraged pastors to endorse political candidates from their pulpits, said...

Vote out poverty.
With Election Day looming, political rhetoric is picking up its pace across the country, with candidates praising the "American Dream" and the "land of opportunity"--but many more Americans live in poverty today than in 1968. Even more distressing, 30,000 children die each day of preventable causes around the world,...

Blurring church and state.
Byline: The Register-Guard Last Sunday, Christian pastors across the country engaged in a nonviolent protest: They endorsed political candidates from the pulpit. Then they mailed copies of their sermons to the Internal Revenue Service, daring the government to enforce a rule threatening churches that overtly support political...

Polls and elections: editorial cartoons 2.0: the effects of digital political satire on presidential candidate evaluations.
On December 12, 2005, the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists held a protest they referred to as "Black Ink Monday" in response to the cut of the editorial cartoon staff at the Los Angeles Times and the Baltimore Sun by the Tribune Company (Worcester 2007). While the protest was...