Just curious, but its my understanding that Amish people do not pay SOME SPECIFIC taxes and live apart from the US Government and its systems. Its got something to do with their religious beliefs.
AND, if our congress passes a health care bill that allows for public funding of abortion then it seems like there could be a case for some religious groups to use the same logic that exempts the Amish.
So if you are a member of a church that is fundamentally opposed to abortion and its church dogma supports that belief (for example the Catholic Church), then could members of that religion simply withhold a portion of their taxes and have that JUSTIFIED LEGALLY in the same way the Amish are exempt? I'm NOT saying they would pay no taxes, but simply wondering if a PORTION of the taxes could be withheld on specific grounds?
I would think that for this to work a person would have to be a practicing member of a faith that clearly opposes abortion.
Any thoughts?
AND, if our congress passes a health care bill that allows for public funding of abortion then it seems like there could be a case for some religious groups to use the same logic that exempts the Amish.
So if you are a member of a church that is fundamentally opposed to abortion and its church dogma supports that belief (for example the Catholic Church), then could members of that religion simply withhold a portion of their taxes and have that JUSTIFIED LEGALLY in the same way the Amish are exempt? I'm NOT saying they would pay no taxes, but simply wondering if a PORTION of the taxes could be withheld on specific grounds?
I would think that for this to work a person would have to be a practicing member of a faith that clearly opposes abortion.
Any thoughts?