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- From: parker@ehsn17.cen.uiuc.edu (Robert S. Parker)
- Subject: Re: An Abortion Argument that has nothing to do with OT and NT
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 19:42:56 GMT
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- mikel@Apple.COM (Mikel Evins) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Dec28.181720.27176@prime.mdata.fi> iikkap@mits.mdata.fi (Iikka Paavolainen) writes:
- >>From the post I got the impression that 'donations' to the church are
- >>completely voluntary in the US. Is this true? Here in Finland, when you join
- >>the church (as most people do when they are born), you have a set tax you
- >>have to pay to the church of 2% of income. This comes into play only after
- >>you are 18, of course.
-
- >There is no state-sponsored church in the U.S., and no one is
- >(legally) a member of any church at birth. Donations to any of
- >the countless different churches and other religious organizations
- >are entirely voluntary (modulo any hypothetical effect of
- >brainwashing).
-
- Well, I think the "church" in question could say if you don't "donate" 2% or
- whatever, that you are no longer a member. The government won't help determine
- what that 2% would be and won't help collect it and will not allow the member
- to be *forced* to pay--barring possible legal contracts?--but the church can
- probably kick out anyone that doesn't follow their guidelines. (not that any
- in particular *do*) 8-)
-
- -Rob
-