Taxation and Theft

I don’t necessarily agree with the notion that all taxation is theft. First, I’d like to give a Biblical look at taxes. Here is the argument against the notion that taxes are theft. P1. All taxation is theft. P2. God commanded taxes in the OT (Exodus 30:11-16). C. God commanded theft in the OT. The issue is that God would never command theft in the OT(Exodus 20:15). It cannot simply be said this is the OT and is irrelevant to us today. The issues with that response are that we don’t treat the Old Testament like that. It also allows … Continue reading Taxation and Theft

Hunter Avallone on Islam

Often, we see an individual that uses politics as a means of becoming prominent and almost as a new religion. I think an individual named Hunter is like that. He seems to just wish the government would become more conservative. I think we have much agreement on that, but for different reasons. He has become apostate and has accepted a rather simplistic view of naturalism. He complains about the attack in Barcelona and yet has no basis for doing such. The events of Barcelona are just matter in motion in his worldview. We reduce to atoms in a cosmic accident. … Continue reading Hunter Avallone on Islam