The Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act would legalize a form of conscientious objection to military taxation.

Turning this into a religious thing is a big mistake.

It seems to allow religious people to object, but not those with political or philosophical objections.

From the looks of this, I imagine this would set a dangerous precedent. If this became law, what would stop far-right Christians from doing the same with, say, healthcare? “We’re not paying taxes for anything that goes to anything at all related to abortion, lgbt, and so on… Or, we’re not paying taxes for education because it’s secular indoctrination.”

Not to mention that they’ll work out some way to access that money if they want to. Taking the funding for “Thing A” and using it for “Thing B” is not uncommon.

Cynical, yea, but not unrealistic.

I would assume that the “peace tax fund” will be used to segregate non military spending. If not enough people are allowed to segregate their spending (only Quakers?) then social conservatives will use it as an excuse to segregate – and cut – social spending.

“…does not include essentially political, sociological, or philosophical views, or a merely personal moral code.”

Is he saying that religions don’t include such things?

Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
 Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
 Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?

 Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
 Then why call him God?”

 Epicurus

Non-believers are always left out in the cold.