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The corrupt requirements for religious exceptions are already outlined,
Scientology organizations either fit or don't fit,
but Scientology in general is still a recognized religion if it fits the requirements, which it does.
The government can decide that Scientology is not a religion the same way it can decide that particular Christian denominations aren't religions. I recall hearing a lot of Christians say that they don't have a religion but only a "personal relationship" with the various versions of Jesus that they imagine. Good luck to any people seeking special exceptions that subscribe to that idea in order to avoid the stigma of being labeled "religious" in association with the people that make religion look bad.
Tax-exempt status should be determined by a threshold that measures what a given entity does with its money rather than what a given entity proclaims itself to be. There are far too many nonprofits and religious organizations where money is solicited and accepted -- often from the poor -- and used to further personal and/or political agendas. This is most evident where leaders of such organizations isolate themselves from the very people they profess to serve (E.g.: so-called 'hood' ministers living miles away from their flock in some enclave).
A religion is a religion or not a religion depending upon what it does with the money it collects. I can't wait to see that one discussed in the supreme court.
That's just another Gospel -quote that I regard as more specious than useful.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke
Sometimes resisting something gives it strength. Like dignifying a stupid assertion with a response. It depends on the situation, I think. "Discretion is the better part of valor" can be true at times ... at other times it's not discretion but cowardice or passivity.
Sometimes resisting something gives it strength. Like dignifying a stupid assertion with a response. It depends on the situation, I think. "Discretion is the better part of valor" can be true at times ... at other times it's not discretion but cowardice or passivity.
Believe it or not, its a cult. They draw in the weak minded, or people with a void to fill.
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