Wikipedia: Jizya
Under Islamic law, jizya ... is a per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim subjects, who meet certain criteria. The tax is and was to be levied on able-bodied adult males of military age (but with specific exemptions). From the point of view of the Muslim rulers, jizya was a material proof of the non-Muslims' acceptance of subjection to the state and its laws. In return, non-Muslim subjects are permitted to practice their faith, to enjoy a measure of communal autonomy, to be entitled to the Muslim state's protection from outside aggression, and to be exempted from military service and from the zakat tax levied upon Muslim citizens.
Black history
In July [of 1970] the IRS concluded, based upon a January ruling by the District Court for the District of Columbia, that it could “no longer legally justify allowing tax-exempt status to private schools which practice racial discrimination.” (IRS News Release, July 7, 1970) In a letter dated November 30, the IRS formally notified private schools, including those involved in the earlier litigation, of this change in policy, “applicable to all private schools in the United States at all levels of education.”
Institutions that racially discriminate are subject to a tax. Institutions that do not racially discriminate are not subject to a tax. In other words, if your institution does not believe in our spiritual doctrine of human equality, you must pay Jizya.
In 1978, the Mormon church received a "revelation" from God that discovered that there should be no racial requirements for the Mormon priesthood. And in the last 60 years, most Protestant churches and the Roman Catholic church, have made gender/racial equality a significant part of their theology.
Is there any connection between the special taxes applied to racist/sexist/homophobic institutions, and the increasing prevalence of anti-racist, anti-sexist, and anti-homophobic teachings in churches?
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