I value my Catholic background very much. It taught me not to be afraid of rigorous thought, for one thing.
Always remember the first rule of power tactics; power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.
The income tax is a twentieth-century socialist experiment that has failed. Before the income tax was imposed on us just 80 years ago, government had no claim to our income. Only sales, excise, and tariff taxes were allowed.