Invest in Peace and Human Security, Not War – FCNL Tax Day Flier available online

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Invest in Peace and Human Security, Not War – FCNL Tax Day Flier available

online

 

Is the federal budget out of balance with your values?

 

Are you upset that Congress spent about 42 cents of every income tax dollar last

year on current and past wars and preparations for future wars, while spending

less than a penny to promote diplomacy, international cooperation, humanitarian

and development aid, and efforts to peacefully prevent deadly conflicts?

 

Most likely, these budget priorities do not reflect your values. What’s more,

many in your community probably feel the same way you do.

 

Tax Day (April 15) is the perfect time to bring your neighbors and friends

together in common concern and let your community and legislators know how you

feel about these unbalanced budget priorities.

 

Download the FCNL Tax Day Flyer

 

FCNL’s new tax day flier " Where do our income tax dollars go? " can help you

share your concern about misplaced federal budget priorities with your

community, local news media, and members of Congress. Take a look:

http://www.fcnl.org/pdfs/taxday.pdf

 

Print copies to distribute at local tax day demonstrations or at your local

meeting or church. Send copies to local news outlets with the name and number of

a local contact for interviews.

 

In April, the House and Senate will be debating the budget resolution for fiscal

year 2006.

 

Take Action Now

 

Let your legislators know your concern that Congress is wasting too much on the

military and is not investing enough to promote peace and human security at home

and abroad.

 

FCNL makes it easy to contact your members of Congress. To see a sample letter

go to http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=7353391 and plug in your zip

code. Then write your own email in your own words.

 

To read more from FCNL about federal budget priorities go to

http://www.fcnl.org/issues/issue.php?issue_id=18

 

To read FCNL’s statement on conscientious objection to participation in war, go

to http://www.fcnl.org/issues/item.php?item_id=1295 & issue_id=37

 

To express your conscientious objection to paying taxes for war and support the

" Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund " bill, go to http://www.peacetaxfund.org/

 

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Order FCNL publications and " War is Not the Answer " campaign bumper stickers and

yard signs:

http://www.fcnl.org/newinfo/special_pub.htm

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phone: (202)547-6000 * toll-free: (800)630-1330

 

We seek a world free of war and the threat of war

We seek a society with equity and justice for all

We seek a community where every person's potential may be fulfilled

We seek an earth restored.

 

 

 

 

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