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I just could be that you had a socialist public education like I had (mine in California), and that you had a pastor who taught you that you should pay your federal income taxes just because that is what it means to "render unto "Caesar." Or, like in so many churches that are deeply indebted, the pastor actually wanted to emphasize the second part, "render unto God" to get people to give more to pay the church's debts, that God may have never led the church into to begin with, etc.

But "Caesar" was a conquering power over Israel in the time of Jesus' earthly life. Rome was a foreign invader. If the U.S. fed is a "Caesar," then it must be admitted that the federal government has conquered us. Of course, you are free to simply acquiesce to that philosophy.

The role of the federal government is to be the servant of the States, not a conqueror over them, nor an invader.

You have ignored the purpose of the article I have written, though, and that is to remind Bible-believing Christians (not nominal "Christians") that they are and foremost dependent upon God, the God of the Bible they claim to believe. All other forms of dependency flow from there.

Why would reject that?

I don't think you necessarily have, but you missed the purpose of the article.