Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-05-17/civil-rights/report-extreme-maps-give-unfair-political-advantage/a57726-1 May 17, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A new report blames bias in drawing district lines for giving the Republican Party a 13-5 advantage in Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation. (61-1099lm/Wikimedia … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): Throughout his campaign and presidency, the current president has repeatedly promised to “destroy” a law known as the Johnson Amendment. This law protects the integrity of houses of worship, by ensuring … Continued
Posted at https://ourfuture.org/20170510/when-protests-are-powerful-the-powerful-punish-protest May 10, 2017 Libero Della Piana When people feel powerless – locked out of decision-making, bypassed by real governance – they turn to protest. Especially for the disenfranchised and oppressed, protest is often the only way to … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): WASHINGTON: The National Council of Churches expresses opposition to the regretful Executive Order entitled, “Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty,” signed today by President Trump. This executive order does not promote free speech … Continued
From the Committee of Seventy (https://www.seventy.org/): House Bill 722, a joint resolution to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to establish an independent citizens commission to redistrict state legislative and Congressional districts, will be officially introduced next Wednesday, April 26. That comes … Continued
Posted at http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/other-items/pogo-and-others-urge-justice.html By: Lydia Dennett | April 12, 2017 Photo: Valerie Everett/Flickr As foreign influence dominates the news cycle with President Trump’s former National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, and former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, registering as foreign lobbyists, getting better access to foreign lobbying documents … Continued
From the Committee of Seventy (https://www.seventy.org/): We grouse about gerrymandering just about every week, but not as side-splittingly as John Oliver did last Sunday on HBO’s Last Week Tonight. “Election results should not be the results of politicians’ crazy lines,” … Continued
From the Project on Government Oversight (http://www.pogo.org/): April 6, 2017 Stephen Feinberg (right), Cerberus Capital Management (Photo: Dow Jones Events / Flickr) With news earlier this week that the White House may name another advisor with vast business holdings that would pose conflicts of interest, the … Continued
Posted at https://baptistnews.com/article/confessing-faculty-denounce-sins-trump-era/#.WO-0W_nysdV By Bob Allen, Baptist News Global More than 1,100 professors at Christian colleges across the country have signed a “Confessing Faculty” document acknowledging sins of omission that echoes an 83-year-old statement denouncing the corruption of Protestant churches … Continued