Project Gutenberg 2011-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 154 Morton, James F. (James Ferdinand) 1870 1941 Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice Produced by David Widger "Exempting the Churches" by James F. Morton is a critical social and political treatise written in the early 20th century. The book argues against the practice of exempting churches from property taxation, asserting that this practice undermines the democratic principles of equality and individual rights. Morton presents a compelling case that state support of religious institutions through tax exemptions constitutes an unfair advantage and violates citizens' rights to freedom of conscience. The opening of the book introduces the central argument that tax exemptions for churches represent a special privilege that undermines the democratic spirit. Morton emphasizes that such exemptions unjustly transfer the financial burden onto other taxpayers, thereby promoting inequality within society. He outlines the historical context of church-state relations and critiques the associated moral implications, consistently asserting that true democracy requires the strict separation of church and state and equal treatment for all institutions irrespective of their religious affiliation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Church property BV Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Sociology Category: Politics 210747 2025-07-15T12:57:14.825351 text/html 204198 2013-01-29T11:56:54 text/html 145327 2025-07-15T12:57:20.320334 application/epub+zip 149037 2025-07-15T12:57:17.391351 application/epub+zip 134483 2025-07-15T12:57:16.337363 application/epub+zip 269790 2025-07-15T12:57:22.486355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258826 2025-07-15T12:57:19.677335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240588 2022-09-17T13:35:23.250840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187967 2025-07-15T12:57:14.552383 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187906 2011-12-22T11:09:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187902 2011-12-22T11:09:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21650 2025-07-15T12:57:22.609304 application/rdf+xml 12948 2025-07-15T12:57:16.825324 image/jpeg 3653 2025-07-15T12:57:16.579339 image/jpeg 70115 2011-12-22T11:09:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 72195 2013-01-29T11:56:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 70093 2011-12-22T11:09:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 142390 2025-07-15T12:57:14.841352 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog eo.wikipedia