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Stories of
The Day Virginia Governor Dodges Religious
Accommodation
Request David Alan Carmichael submitted a religious
accommodation request to Governor Tim Kaine on On Instead
of replying to the Secretary of
Transportation, David wrote
again to the Governor pointing out that his request was not merely
to obtain a driver’s license without a SSN, he was formally requesting
a religious
accommodation on the basis of Virginia Constitution, Article
I, Section 16 and Code of Virginia §57-1
& §57-2. On
the basis of those laws, he pointed out that the Governor had the
authority to
interpose and had a duty to do so on the basis of the Virginia
Constitution Article V, Section 7.
Texas Gene McArthur On January 5, 2005, the Texas Attorney General Gregg Abbott issued a formal opinion in Now we send the returned application back with a query about the issue of the religious accommodation request that was not addressed by the Department of Agriculture. Zachary submitted an application to renew his Oregon Architect registration saying that he could not identify with a SSN on the basis of his religion. He had been registering without a SSN since June of 2000. From 2001 through 2003 they did not even request a SSN on the registration form. The Board of Oregon Architect examiners accused him of misconduct since his name had been associated with a SSN at one time. Zachary insists that he does not have, nor has he ever had, a “valid” SSN on the basis of how the SSN had been fraudulently associated with him at one time. Even though the Board of Architect Examiners threatened Zachary with a $5,000 fine and the denial of his Architect registration, he refuses to relent on his denial that he does not now, nor has he ever had, a “valid” SSN. Zachary candidly admitted that his name had at one time been associated with a SSN, but it had been done against his will. The Board contacted the Social Security Administration and found that they had a record with information relating to Zachary. The Board then filed new charges against Zachary for his 2005 application, and subsequently his 2006 application, saying that he was trying to deceive them by saying that he did not have a “valid” SSN. Zachary has a difficult up-hill battle ahead of him. His contention is that just because the Social Security Administration is slack concerning the correction of their records does not mean that their records are valid. He believes that their record is voidable because of the way it was established, in spite of their hiding any definitive procedure to ensure their record is voided. Zachary has until Editorial by David Alan Carmichael I am increasingly getting calls from people who are coming to the conclusion that the SSN is related to the number of the beast and the mark of the beast referred to in the book of Revelation. As the Principal Minister of the American Christian Liberty Society Fellowship, I get the pleasure of encouraging these folks in their faith. I tell them about some of our minor victories. I tell them more about our great obstacles. I like great obstacles. They encourage my faith. The bigger they are, the more that I am sure that we are going to get aid from our Heavenly Father who will no doubt show Himself strong on behalf of those who’s hearts are loyal to Him. I am doing what I can to help people in the work they are doing to recover their liberty. In some instances, we hire lawyers to do the work using the money that folks donate to the Trust was set up for that purpose. In every instance where we ask for religious accommodations, the government agents who process our requests come back with cookie-cutter bureaucratic side-steps that completely dodge the religious accommodation question. That paid off in our Some stand back and wait to see if I will give up. I can’t give up. The parable of the persistent widow before the unjust judge in Luke chapter 18 gives me great encouragement. Come join me in my plea for intervention against our adversary. My hope is that when the Savior comes, He will find faith on the earth. |
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