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"ANTI-CHRIST" SUSPENDED FROM NEW YORK TIMES NEWSPAPER
Dateline: March 28, 2007 ... Palm Springs, CA
Name: Charles Merrill
Phone: (760) 219-1121
Email: Edgespring@aol.com
Web Address: www.merrillcharles.com
PALM SPRINGS, CA - March 28, 2007 - Charles Merrill, whose cousin,
Charles Merrill, founded Merrill Lynch, has had his blogging account
suspended by a publication owned by New York Times Corporation because
his blog name was, "Anti-Christ".
Merrill states, "I have been a very frequent blogger to the online
Hendersonville Times News, www.hendersonvillenews.com, which is owned
by the New York Times. Suddenly, out of nowhere, because they found
my username offensive, the paper removed me from the site."
Merrill, 72, a Palm Springs resident, is an artist and self made
millionaire. His late wife, Evangeline, was the only daughter of
Johnson & Johnson founder, Robert Wood Johnson. He is a life time
member and financial contributor to the Freedom From Religion
Foundation, www.ffrf.org an organization currently arguing a case
before the Supreme Court on whether the FFRF can mount First Amendment
challenge to Bush administration's 'faith based' initiatives.
"Ironically, the New York Times, in a February 28th editorial this
year argued on behalf of the Freedom From Religion Foundation's
position and against the Bush Administration stand on mixing up
religion with the government.", Merrill said. "Yet, on the other
hand, the Times controlled newspaper, says I can't have a username
such as "Anti-Christ". Frankly, I am very surprised at the Times
bigoted position and being suspended because of my username. It is
taking away my 1st Amendment rights as a U.S. Citizen to express
myself as an atheist."
Merrill continues to be under attack by the IRS for not filing income
tax in protest on over two million in stock sales and income for 2004.
The IRS is withholding 28 per cent of Merrill's income that they know
about, until he files a report. Merrill and his partner Kevin Boyle
are not filing Federal income tax because the Federal tax code is
discriminatory towards domestic partners and will not extend the same
benefits that married couples receive.
An irate Merrill states, "We are atheists, so we don't care what our
civil union is called. They can call it un-sanctified marriage by
heathens or Federal Civil Union, whatever. We just want the same
Federal tax benefits afforded to everyone else." Merrill and his
partner were named by the leading gay magazine, Out, as two of the 100
men and women who rocked 2006. Out magazine wrote in its December 2006
issue, "A marriage license in exchange for a tax payment - sounds
reasonable to us. The New York Times defends our freedom from state
controlled religion on the one hand, and then cuts us off on the
other. Does this make sense?"
Contact:
tel: (760) 219-1121
Edgespring@aol.com
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