Praying for Peace, Paying for Peace, Part Two - War Tax Resistance in Georgia and in Federal Court

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Part two: A visit with 2 more War Tax Resisters - individuals whose conscientious objection to war includes not only their refusal to personally fight, but their decision to also not pay for war and the military system.

This 2nd installment in the series includes interviews with Robert Randall, a deeply committed Christian from Georgia and a war tax resister of some 30 years, and alternate member of The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, and with Dan Jenkins, raised Quaker, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal, who is currently before the Federal appelate court in Manhattan, advancing his claim of the right to the right of conscientious objection for taxpayers based on historical precedent and the 9th amendment.

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They are willing to pay extra penalties in order to get a dialog with the government.
Started right after returning from being in the peace corps in the 80's.
war tax resistance keeps more money out of the military than gets taken as fines. but it is really about conscience and faithfulness.
Depends on who you count as war tax resisters. Tends to be a personal decision. Many are in the underground economy and thus uncountable.
connection between money and faithfulness.
The original power of doing that was reserved to the states. All religions that didn't want to support war were allowed to send their money to do things other than to make war.
Views are closest to Sojourner magazine.

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Robert Randall
Dan Jenkins

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