context1: Under Somali customary law, known as Xeer, taxation is expressly forbidden. The Xeer legal system is based on the concept of private property and it views any action that deprives someone of their property as theft. The majority of Somalis view taxation not only as <strong>immoral</strong>, but also as <strong>illegal</strong> under their traditional laws.
context2: In a controversial homily delivered on EWTN on July 14, 2008, Pavone reportedly indicated that if a person does not take steps to make abortion <strong>illegal</strong>, God would not hear that person's prayers. On his blog on September 18, 2008, Fr. Pavone wrote that Catholic Church property was an acceptable place for individuals to distribute literature stating that it is <strong>immoral</strong> to vote for Barack Obama -- provided that the Church itself is not distributing or sponsoring the literature.