No, in fact, I'm not talking about the disbursement of taxes. I'm talking about the collection of taxes. This is not a question of who the state gives collected tax money to, it's a question of who is exempt from paying tax. And the reason this is raising eyebrows is chiefly because the case was specifically making a "litmus test" out of theism.
According to the Drepung Loseling Institute for Tibetan Buddhist Studies, "To the approximately 300 million practitioners worldwide, Buddhism is considered their religion. Like all major religions Buddhism contains an explantion of the origin of existence, a morality, and a specific set of rituals and behaviors." With all due respect, I am inclined to give the Buddhists more weight on this question.
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Date: 2004-05-20 12:04 (UTC)According to the Drepung Loseling Institute for Tibetan Buddhist Studies, "To the approximately 300 million practitioners worldwide, Buddhism is considered their religion. Like all major religions Buddhism contains an explantion of the origin of existence, a morality, and a specific set of rituals and behaviors." With all due respect, I am inclined to give the Buddhists more weight on this question.