Be it the window or Poll tax,
\nthe question as to what is an equitable or a reasonable
\ntaxation has always excited a lot of protest.<\/p>\n
That is why the question of tax exceptions is one which should
\nconcern us all.<\/p>\n
We all think that we are over taxed,
\nbut just how many of us think about how just the payment or
\nnone payment of taxation may be.<\/p>\n
At present within Britain all religious comminutes are except
\nfrom paying any council ( local authority ) tax.<\/p>\n
While most of the churches or religious bodies are registered
\nas Charities,
\nand thus gain many tax advantages.<\/p>\n
Yet Pacifist bodies, ecology action groups have to pay their
\ntaxes in full.<\/p>\n
Why should this be so?<\/p>\n
Because under the present law Churches are deemed as being
\ncharitable bodies,
\nwhile Pacifist and Eco action organisations are considered to
\nbe ‘political’.<\/p>\n
If a group of atheists were to establish a community or body to
\ncombat the extremes of any religion, then they would not be
\nable to be registered as a charity,
\nor get all of the tax benefits which go with this.<\/p>\n
That would be deemed to be a political activity.<\/p>\n
Yet Religious bodies who campaign against good atheist values
\ndo get these various tax benefits.<\/p>\n
Now just tell me that this is not political?<\/p>\n
This makes no sense at all,
\nas all religions involve themselves in politics,
\neven if they hide it with the expression:
\n‘ Spreading the word of god ‘.<\/p>\n
Just to take two examples:
\n– They campaign against the rights of women to make their own
\ndecisions upon contraception and abortion.
\n&
\n– Interfere upon just what may or may not be taught within our
\nschools.<\/p>\n
Just look at the website for the This includes such controversial bodies as the On the other hand we have the case of many pacifists who are This is despite the fact that Pacifists have a legal right to Clearly there is an urgent need to change this system, Though the long term aim should really be to abolish all Equally importantly: – They should be made to take pay their share of the tax burden, Be it the window or Poll tax, the question as to what is an equitable or a reasonable taxation has always excited a lot of protest. That is why the question of tax exceptions is one which should concern us all. We all think that we are over taxed, but just how many of us … Continue reading An Inequitable Taxation.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,23,22,21],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCharity Commission for England and Wales<\/a>
\nand you will see just how many religious bodies are registered
\nas charities.<\/p>\n
\nUniversal Church Kingdom of God.<\/a>
\nA church whose activities has aroused a lot of concerns over
\nthe last few years.<\/p>\n
\ntaken to court for refusing to pay any war taxes.<\/p>\n
\nexercise a conscientious objection to conscription.<\/p>\n
\nand give one the right to exercise a conscientious objection to
\nall war taxes.<\/p>\n
\nmilitary organisations.<\/p>\n
\nThe whole question as to the charitable status of all religious
\nbodies should be examined,<\/p>\n
\nas it is inequitable that we should all be forced to subsidise
\nthem this way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"