Our Reward In Full (annual tax day post)

(This is a re-posting of every year's tax day post:)

This being April 15, or tax day, I'll raise a question regarding alms giving. In Matthew 6, Jesus warns about practicing our alms giving to be noticed by men. Those who do have as their full reward just that: the notice by men. He warns that we are to give in secret, with only our heavenly Father knowing. Of course, necessity might require the one receiving the help knowing too.

If we are to give in secret, then why are we telling our accountants, our states and the IRS? Not only that, but any other agency or organization that requires a peek at our tax returns. "Hey, IRS, look at how righteous I am! I gave this much to the poor! Now, gimme my deduction!" Might this pittance be our reward in full? The subtlety of hypocrisy.... built right into the system.

Taxes Suck

My wife and I spent the whole weekend doing taxes. I want to kill anybody who ever thinks it a good idea to force people to pay taxes. Of course, that wouldn't be the best option, as vengeance belongs to the Lord, so I'll settle for God casting all these people into hell to burn for an eternity. Well, he can save a few, of course, or maybe many, which would be a great show of His mercy. I'll be first in line for restitution when repentance bears its fruit, though.

How Income Tax Works

Read this from Jim Fedako, the Anti-Positivist, on how our income tax system works, using a real life analogy.

Why I Support the War in Iraq

I support the war in Iraq because I am forced to support it. Taxes, in one form or another, are extorted from me by the federal government against my will and used for something I don't agree with. If I were to come out against the war, I could carry a sign or write against it on my blog. But if I really did something about it, like withhold those taxes, I'd have a new roommate named Bubba. Live-in boyfriend, kind of, with a habit of anal rape.

America has become a place where one can believe anything at all, just as long as one doesn't act on his beliefs.