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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by SllX on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @11:32PM (#25667298)
Taxes are not donations.

Your example of religions is also suspect. To be blunt we perceive it that way in places and times where established Churches are legally independent and separate from the government. It’s not always and often isn’t true, or at least isn’t the case by default in some places.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_tax

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizya

Compare and contrast with Alms, the more charitable less compulsory concept:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alms

Just one more reason to love separation of Church and State and the prohibition on Congress on making laws respecting an establishment of religion.

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