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In general, I prefer not to impose my views on people via the government. If the majority of people feel having "in God we trust" on the currency is beneficial,
by sepositus 2y ago
In general, I prefer not to impose my views on people via the government. If the majority of people feel having "in God we trust" on the currency is beneficial, then so be it. If they don't, I won't stand in their way.
The only place I will push back is removing tax exemptions from churches, as this breaks the fundamental separation of church and state the other way. It gives states power over churches via taxation.
- VincentEvans 2y agoBeing treated from tax perspective the same way as every other legal entity without extraordinary privilege is “breaking separation of church and state”?
- sepositus 2y agoYou might be interested in reading Walz vs New York [1] for some background on this subject. As with most things, it's nuanced, but you essentially have two choices here: tax the churches or don't. Most have agreed that the former has a much greater risk of violating separation of church vs state (excessive government entanglement) than the latter. You're free to disagree, of course. [1]: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/397/664/ https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/397/664/