{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"More Than Money: Why Taxes Are a Moral Act","description":"Season 4 launches with the surprising intersection of religion, politics, and the morality of taxation. Sociologist Ruth Braunstein joins this episode to explain how Americans often view their tax dollars not just as financial obligations, but as extensions of their moral selves that implicate them in government actions, similar to religious giving. Drawing from research on groups ranging from the Tea Party to anti-war activists, the conversation explores how money is categorized as "sacred" or "profane" and what this means for living in a diverse society.   RESOURCES AND LINKS \u2022 Learn more about Ruth Braunstein\u2019s book, My Tax Dollars: The Morality of Taxpaying in America: https:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/books\/paperback\/9780691254999\/my-tax-dollars?srsltid=AfmBOorNrWKXOd1mLDvnyN9-BOpXw9e1PAjK45ppEmVUMtAEVi5AAeJj \u2022 Visit the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance: https:\/\/boniuk.rice.edu\/ \u2022 Visit the Religion and Public Life Center: https:\/\/boniuk.rice.edu\/RPLC   \u2022 Subscribe to Religion Unmuted: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts ","author_name":"Religion Unmuted","author_url":"https:\/\/religionunmuted.libsyn.com\/site","html":"