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Editor’s Preface by Tim Godshall 9 Foreword by Andy Jacobs 11 Introduction by Barbara Green 15 PART I Contemporary Voices on Conscience, War, and Taxes Remembrance of Marian Franz and Her Leadership of the Effort to Enact Peace Tax Fund Legislation 21 by David R. Bassett Conscientious Objection to Military Taxation as Derived from Conscientious Objection to Military Service 31 by L. William Yolton War Tax Resistance and the Peace Tax Fund 36 by Ruth Benn A Legislative Perspective on the Peace Tax Fund Bill 40 by Edward F. Snyder Conscientious Objection to Military Taxation as a Human Right 47 by Derek Brett Christians and the Payment of Taxes Used for War 57 by Willard M. Swartley PART II A Persistent Voice: Selected Essays by Marian Franz Yes, There is Another Way 69 Going Where No One Wants to Go 70 A Ray of Light in the Darkness 72 Converting Swords into Services 74 Where Were You When I Needed You? 76 Military Uniforms, Silk Suits, and True Believers 78 "Enemies": Foes Today Can Be Friends Tomorrow 80 Deep Commitment Communicates 82 We Are Not Alone 84 Conscientious Objectors’ Self-Defense 86 Lest We Lose Our Conscience 88 Conscience, the Goad 90 Legal Losses, Moral Witness 92 This Train is Bound for . . . 94 A Partnership in Conscience 96 When Conscience Stands Alone 98 John Woolman: Conscientious Objector in Colonial America 100 Choosing Targets 102 Sojourner Truth: A Witness for Conscience 104 The Day the Ways and Means Hearing Room Seemed Like "Church" 106 Validating This Good Testimony 108 Lucretia Mott: In and Out of Tune 111 The Victory Tax and What It Bought 113 The Nature of One’s Belief 115 Boundaries of Conscience 117 A Haven for the Cause of Conscience 120 Conscience: Use It or Lose It 123 It’s a Belief, Not an Opinion 125 The Costs of Learning to Kill 127 The Peace Tax Fund Bill at Twenty-Five 129 Does the Term Religious Freedom Exclude Some Conscientious Objectors? 132 Loving the Hell out of People 134 The Arms Race with Ourselves 136 Eighth International Conference: Many Ripples Make a Wave 138 A War Memorial to Conscientious Objectors 142 Shalom: It’s a Mighty Challenge 145 Cassandra’s Dilemma 147 Peace and Security 150 Shaken and Stirred 152 Forgive? Now? 154 Nonviolence is Not for Sissies 156 Listening to the Silence of Young Dead Soldiers 158 Guernica: The Cover-Up 160 Rapping About Plowshares and Swords 162 Trumping the Numbers 164 An I for an I 166 A Hoe, Anyone? 169 Appendix A: Testimony Before New York City Council Committee on State and Federal Legislation in Support of the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Bill by Forest D. Montgomery 171 Appendix B: Chronology of Activities Relating to Peace Tax Fund Legislation 176 Appendix C: The 1972 World Peace Tax Fund Bill 186 Appendix D: The 2007 Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Bill 208 |
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