Heard of the Peace Tax Fund Bill?...You Need To!

http://www.peacetaxfund.org/ http://www.fcnl.org/action/2007/lam0412.htm For more than 50 years, conscientious objectors to war have been permitted to perform alternative service rather than violate their religious beliefs by serving in combat. But to this day, they are still required to support the military through taxation.

As military spending increases each year, the ability of the U.S. government to wage war relies less on conscripted soldiers and more on drafted dollars to pay for advanced equipment, technology, and other costs of military activities. Conscientious objectors to the payment of taxes for war need an "alternative service" for their tax dollars. The Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund bill would provide such an alternative.

The Peace Tax Fund bill creates a special fund within the U.S. Treasury to receive the full tax payments of designated conscientious objectors. The tax payments received in that fund would be available to support all government services, except the military. The Peace Tax Fund would enable conscientious objectors to pay 100% of their taxes without violating their beliefs about not participating in war.

I urge you to cosponsor the Peace Tax Fund bill as a matter of religious freedom. Representative John Lewis expects to introduce the bill soon - please contact his office to become an original cosponsor. Read more about this important piece of legislation at: http://www.peacetaxfund.org/ http://www.fcnl.org/action/2007/lam0412.htm