FROM: Terry Lynch@aol.com; POB 241035; Montgomery, AL 36124-1035 
Phone: (334) 272-4217 voice  (334) 277-3582 fax via arrangement

DATE:  June 10, 1998 

TO:  Letter to the Editor      WORD COUNT: May be edited for space

REF:  Tax Churches Not Food!

One way Alabama could eliminate tax on food and yet raise more 
money for the Educational Trust Fund would be to start taxing 
churches.  It would be especially appropriate to tax churches 
which operate private schools and teach such archic dictates 
as the requirement that women should submit gracefully to the 
every whim of men.  In one sense that means letting men tax baby 
food and baby milk formular along with everything else growing 
children need.

The tax exempt status which churches enjoy is ludicrous because 
in modern times churches function as big businesses.  Many 
churches even ask their members to donate 10% or more of their 
income to the church and to will property to the church.  These 
practices over time enable churches to grow rich without having 
to contribute money back into public education.

Because it is the churches sucking money out of public education, 
establishing private church doctrine based educational schools 
and programs with the tax exempt monies, it is no longer logical 
to not tax churches.

Traditionally church and state have been separate.  Now the 
churches want to get involved with every aspect of politics, law 
and government so that they can "reform society" and institute 
"traditional family values" upon all members of society.  The men 
making the laws are puppets for the churches who want to keep 
women and children poor and eating out of their hands.

It has been said people do not live on bread alone, meaning 
spiritual nourishment is also required for a healthy life.  
Therefore it would be reasonable for the state to stop taxing 
food and start taxing churches.  I'm sure if this were done 
Alabama would have more money for public schools and the 
enlightenment level of high school graduates would increase a 
thousand fold!  But with a conservative, right wing, male 
dominated legislature bent on controlling every aspect of 
government, it's not likely to happen, not in this lifetime.



Sincerely,
TerryLynch@aol.com
Montgomery, AL