War Taxes

In response to global violence, we call the church to . . . be steadfast in our refusal to participate in, train for, pay for, or directly profit from the use of military violence.

  2005 sample letters to send with your taxes (Feb. 2005)

NEW! War taxes video, Joel Landis, Fall 2009
See how the U.S. government used your money in 2009 and what it might have been used for. Especially for young adults.

Mennonite Church USA endorses the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Bill.

Official action of the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board in its June 30, 2009 meeting in Columbus:

Action: To appoint H. A. Penner to represent Mennonite Church USA on the National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund board for a three-year term beginning in 2010 and to reaffirm endorsement of the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Bill.

To pass this bill, dozens more representatives are needed to co-sponsor. Please take a moment to contact your representative and ask for their sponsorship. Your personal letter with a story from your life about your peace commitment is more powerful than a form letter.

National Campaign for Peace Tax Fund home: http://www.peacetaxfund.org

Contacting Congress: http://www.peacetaxfund.org/takeaction/congress.htm

A Mennonite letter to send Word Document (.doc)

List of congressional endorsements. If you congressional reps endorse, please send thanks! http://www.peacetaxfund.org/thebill/cosponsors.htm

 The National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund is organized solely to pass legislation that would provide a way for persons to participate in the tax system without violating their conscientiously held beliefs.

- Campaign Fact Sheet
- November 2003 Board meeting report from MC USA appointee
- May 2004 Board meeting report from MC USA appointee
- November 2004 Board meeting report from MC USA appointee
- May 2005 Board meeting report from MC USA appointee
- May 2006 Board meeting report from MC USA appointee
- May 2007 Board meeting report from MC USA appointee
- May 2009 Board meeting report from MC USA appointee

 War Resistors League War Tax Resistance "Believing war to be a crime against humanity, the War Resisters League, founded in 1923, advocates Gandhian nonviolence as the method for creating a democratic society free of war, racism, sexism, and human exploitation."

- How to resist
- Consequences of War Tax Resistance
- FY 2008 Income Tax pie chart and comparison of costs of Tools for Peace and Tools for War

 The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC) is a coalition of groups from across the U.S., formed in 1982 to provide information and support to people involved in or considering some form of war tax resistance.

-  Free download of NWTRCC booklet:
"War Tax Resistance At a Glance: Concise Answers to Frequently Asked Questions" in pdf format. (170K)

 video: Tony Campolo: Taxing Your Faith