We’ve all heard the “pro-life” complaint that their “Religious Values” are violated if, in any way, they’re forced to pay for contraception or abortion. OK. People get that. We can accept that – IF – there is a two-way street. A good old-fashioned “fair deal” American compromise.
The second half of the “Fair Deal” is that other Americans, people whose “religious values” are violated by being forced to have their tax dollars support, in any way, the schools and churches of the “pro-life” camp. All of these people are violated by being forced to support schools and churches of religions that are politically using government to enforce their religious values on ALL Americans. They should be able to refuse their tax dollars going to groups that violate their constitutional rights. This means they can prohibit their property taxes, their state, local, and federal tax taxes of any kind going to religions violating their constitutional right not to have to support any form of an “established church” [a church supported in any way by forced tax monies].
The list of churches violating other Americans’ religious freedoms is determined by any church that in any way has participated in the post-1973 “pro-life” agenda. This includes not only the church and school, but any other group or person, in any way, has assisted the church or school in this effort. Activities included would be running newspaper ads, media efforts of any kind {including internet], handing out flyers, any public manner of promoting the “pro-life” agenda in any way, people supporting the religion financially in this effort.
We can’t see any real opposition to this compromise. After all in the American democracy, one of “equal justice for all,” this is a very reasonable compromise. Each “side” gets to deny paying tax monies to groups that are violating their basic religious values. If one “side” gets to choose not paying taxes to one side of an issue, than the other side should have the exact same right. What could be more fair? What could be more American?
With Justice For All 