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Workplace Religious Freedom Act

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Religious liberty is something many of us take for granted. For example, I work full-time at a ministry that shares my fundamental beliefs, and therefore religious discrimination is not really a problem for me. Yet for many people, especially in secular employment, it is a very real concern.

This Tuesday, February 12, a representative from the North American Religious Liberty Association (NARLA) will be going before Congress to support for the Workplace Religious Freedom Act. Your support can make that effort more effective. You can do this by directly contacting your congresspeople. You can also do it very easily at www.religiousliberty.info (takes about 3-5 minutes if you write your own letter as I did, less if you use the supplied one).

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An Idea for Improving the U.S. Voting System

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An idea that’s been thrown around recently — both online and in news magazines that I read — is that people should not vote for third parties. The reason goes like this: There is no chance that a third parties will get elected, especially to the presidency. They get too few votes. The votes placed on them are lost. And this robs votes from other candidates who hold similar, but more popular, views. In effect, voting for third parties aids the opposition parties. Here is a simplified example of how this might happen:

Imagine a campaign revolving around a single platform issue, which we’ll call Issue 1. There are also platform Issues 2 and 3, but they are not as important. There are several persons running for office: Democrat A, who opposes Issue 1. Republican B, who supports Issue 1. And Independent C, who supports Issue 1.

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End the IRS

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I get occasional emails from the organization Grassfire. Recently I received one entitled “End the Tyranny of the IRS.” That seems to be a popular theme these days. Basically Grassfire is supporting a campaign to end the IRS completely and institute what is called the Fair Tax. I’ve read a bit about the Fair Tax from various sources, and it seems like a good idea. (However, I am no expert on these matters. I do firmly believe the IRS tax laws and the whole system is a convoluted mess.) If you’d like to know more or sign the Grassfire petition, click here.