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Religious Freedom and Social Contracts Old and New

April 8, 2015

At the founding of the USA the concept of Religious Freedom as used in the US Constitution was clear and focussed. In contrast to European countries with Established Churches and stipulations such as ‘No Catholic may ascend to the British throne’ the new country would [read more]

Politics And More

Non-Profit Tax Exemptions

September 13, 2011

This post contains material originally posted on this blog on September 28, 2009. I have re-posted it today as a reaction to reading Prop 8 Lawyers Push to Remove IRS Rules at The New Civil Rights Movement blog.      Churches, or any organization claiming IRS-approved [read more]

Politics And More

Trade Tax Exemption

September 28, 2009

Churches, or any organization claiming IRS-approved Tax Exempt status that desires to engage in politicking should refuse the exemption. After all, they’ve acquired a benefit (tax exemption) for a restriction. Seems like a fair trade to me and easily undone if they don’t agree. Consult [read more]