Especially mega-churchs/temple that make money by selling things like dvds, tote bags, etc...Once they start turning a profit, they’re officially a business. No tax breaks, no special treatment.

You know what else what else shouldn’t be tax exempt? The NCAfreakinA

The thing is, all that crazy stuff about Xenu is not something you hear about until you’ve pissed away so much money, and spent so much time agreeing to being brainwashed, that when you finally get to find out about it, you are so personally invested in the church that leaving is unthinkable.

No religious organization really should be at this point. The potential for corrupt cults, like the aforementioned “faith,” is just too great. And even the organizations that seem to be attached to fairly traditional theologies can/do abuse funds for purposes other than the givers intend.

So your argument is because other groups did terrible things in the past we should not hold accountable people doing terrible things now?

While I agree that all religions have done terrible things, other religions do not require you to pay money to learn their teachings. Tithing is not the same thing.

Holy moly. :(

Yeah, I mean, i’m a Christian, but I don’t see why churches get to be tax exempt. If they are providing a charity service, which is registered, approved, and independently confirmed to be fulfilling a service like any charity, religious or secular, fine, tax exempt status has a a reason for being there. Prove you…

Won’t happen.

They also privately harassed the individual agents assigned to their case. As in, stalked. Showed up at their houses. Sued them personally. That sort of thing.

Pretty sure the Founding Fathers- a few of whom were vehemently anti-Christian- would foam at the mouth knowing the treatment religion gets in modern day America.

its not a church, its a cult.

Infinity stars!

He deserved it, the hypocrite, for participating in episodes mocking other religions but saying, oh, they’ve gone too far! when it came to his own.

If you want to do your part to get their status revoked, please consider taking a moment to sign this petition. Over 22,000 people have already signed but it still needs three times that amount before April 22nd.

I think the episode parodying Hayes for leaving (the child molester Super Adventure Club) was one of the most scathing I’ve ever seen!

I read that book a few years ago and it’s just astonishing what those people are allowed to get away with. Have you ever seen the South Park episode parodying Scientology where they have a banner that says “THIS IS WHAT SCIENTOLOGITS ACTUALLY BELIEVE”? I thought it was a joke but nope, 100% accurate.

The church was deemed tax-exempt by the IRS in 1993

After seeing it recommended while reading stories about the HBO doc, I got and just started reading Jenna Miscavige Hill’s memoir about growing up in Scientology, and I swear to god I have to keep reminding myself that this isn’t YA fiction set in the world of Hunger Games or Divergent, because it really, really feels…

Some of the illegal things they’ve done include crimes which can be labelled treason. The IRS and Congress both need to slap them down.