Praying for Peace, Paying for Peace, Part Three - Principles, Legality and Commitment

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Part three: 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 3nd installment in the series includes interviews with Dan Lundquist and Sue Klassen. Dan was raised Lutheran and came to his conscientious objection to paying for war years before meeting his partner, Judith, who was of like mind. Eventually they both found Quakers and are now members of Minneapolis Friends Meeting. Sue Klassen is our second guest, a Mennonite who works for the rights of conscience of those unable to pay for war by volunteering extensively with the National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund.

Music Featured:
Don't Pay Taxes - Charlie King & Karen Brandow
Peace Is - Fred Small

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Praying for Peace, Paying for Peace, Part Three - Principles, Legality and Commitment
Base beliefs
Jesus gospel of nonviolence. Jesus witness to nonviolence throughout history. To strike back at someone else is to strike back at god. violence and guns were not Jesus' way.
Concerns on taxes
Quakers hold concerns on taxes for the military.
Effectiveness
What his goals are in tax resistance. A change in government policy so they aren't changed by government.
His partnership with his wife
is strongly based in a faith in god. one aspect is concern with military taxes. Also a bit on phone military taxes.
how they got involved in war tax resistance
Got involved when he was first brought up to the draft board and tried to argue for conscientious objector status. He could not in conscious pay for others to fight in wars.
Mennonites
How most Mennonites are open to people being war tax resisters.
Why war tax resistance is important to her
It was a journey for her. she asked questions in her youth and then met menonites in college who shared her questions and had a theology about it.
Lutheran
Mennonite
Quaker
War Taxes
War Tax Resistance
Dan Lundquist
Sue Klassen
National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund

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Dan Lundquist
Sue Klassen

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