WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
Exempting the Churches / An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice cover

Exempting the Churches / An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice

By James F. Morton
Open in WeRead

Explore more books like this:

History - Modern (1750+)Philosophy & EthicsPoliticsReligion/SpiritualitySociology

About This Book

The author argues for abolishing tax exemptions for religious institutions, framing the issue as a democratic struggle against special privilege. He affirms that government must protect individual rights and contends that exempting churches effectively transfers public funds to private worship and clergy, undermining equality and the separation of church and state. The pamphlet combines historical and legal reasoning with economic critique and rebuttals of claims that religious bodies are noncommercial or purely altruistic, urging consistent application of taxation and the removal of privileges that favor organized religion over other citizens.

About the Author

Morton, James F. portrait

James F. Morton

James F. Morton was an advocate for the separation of church and state, best known for his work "Exempting the Churches / An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice." In this influential text, Morton argues against the preferential treatment of religious institutions in legal and financial matters, emphasizing the need for a more equitable approach to governance. His writings contribute to the discourse on religious freedom and constitutional law, reflecting the tensions between faith and public policy in his time.

You May Also Like

6 picks
"'Tis Sixty Years Since" / Address of Charles Francis Adams; Founders' Day, January 16, 1913 cover "'Tis Sixty Years Since" / Address of Charles Francis Adams; Founders' Day, January 16, 1913 by Charles Francis Adams "1683-1920" / The Fourteen Points and What Became of Them—Foreign Propaganda in the Public Schools—Rewriting the History of the United States—The Espionage Act and How It Worked—"Illegal and Indefensible Blockade" of the Central Powers—1,000,000 Victims of Starvation—Our Debt to France and to Germany—The War Vote in Congress—Truth About the Belgian Atrocities—Our Treaty with Germany and How Observed—The Alien Property Custodianship—Secret Will of Cecil Rhodes—Racial Strains in American Life—Germantown Settlement of 1683 and a Thousand Other Topics cover "1683-1920" / The Fourteen Points and What Became of Them—Foreign Propaganda in the Public Schools—Rewriting the History of the United States—The Espionage Act and How It Worked—"Illegal and Indefensible Blockade" of the Central Powers—1,000,000 Victims of Starvation—Our Debt to France and to Germany—The War Vote in Congress—Truth About the Belgian Atrocities—Our Treaty with Germany and How Observed—The Alien Property Custodianship—Secret Will of Cecil Rhodes—Racial Strains in American Life—Germantown Settlement of 1683 and a Thousand Other Topics by Frederick Franklin Schrader "1812" cover "1812" by Vasilïĭ Vasilʹevich Vereshchagin "Barbarous Soviet Russia" cover "Barbarous Soviet Russia" by Isaac McBride "Brother Bosch", an Airman's Escape from Germany cover "Brother Bosch", an Airman's Escape from Germany by Gerald Featherstone Knight "Buffalo Bill" from Prairie to Palace: An Authentic History of the Wild West cover "Buffalo Bill" from Prairie to Palace: An Authentic History of the Wild West by John M. Burke