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This inexplicable judgment by the IRS has gone round the world: most governments now believe the Scientologists are recognised as... [MORE] |
Auchraw |
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This will inexorably lead to a sea change in taxation wherein pretty much all tuition fees will be tax deductible.... [MORE] |
Jeff |
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I think its great that Scientology is in the News these days. The whole tax thing and whether or not... [MORE] |
Wilykit |
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A lot of people are in the dark about the Church of Scientology (CoS) but hopefully this issue will bring... [MORE] |
Johnny Friendly |
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All IRC section 501(c)(3) organizations, including churches and religious organizations, must abide by certain rules: their net earnings may not... [MORE] |
Anonithon |
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The facts should be known. Scientology litigation and harassment against the IRS led up to the secret 1993 ruling. If... [MORE] |
Jim Brizowsky |
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When people conned others out of money for supposed "cures" and "feelgoods", they were identified as Snake-Oil Salesment. Now, they're... [MORE] |
Rob |
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askmewhyiwearamask |
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...before each and every religion or church existed there was a religion that existed first and disagreed with that new... [MORE] |
jewels |
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↔ This is NOT about religious intolerance- it is about what IS unconstitutional- Period. |
jt |
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↔ It's about the arrogant, jack-booted IRS and their nefarious tactics of secrecy, extortion, intimidation, and other thuggery used by gangsters... [MORE] |
SmoothJasper |
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↔ While the anti-religious rantings go forth as usual, I must point out that every society is formed upon a base... [MORE] |
Doug |
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↔ The game is over. hiding behind the cloak of god does not exclude the fact that the church is a... [MORE] |
MTGRAY |
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bob dobbs |
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↔ It is apparent that after sixty years of assault on evengelical christianity, the religion of the founders and does not... [MORE] |
Patrick Loubriel |
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Terry |
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↔ Let's just hope that they argue in favor of not letting tax breaks be given out to anyone. Because then... [MORE] |
Anon |
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↔ Tell your Congressmen and Senators to remove the tax exempt status of The Church of Scientology. Thank you, Mr. Gerstein, for... [MORE] |
Any non mouse. |
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↔ I studied many religions while in college and later as an area of personal interest. There is one consistent pattern... [MORE] |
robert guinto |
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↔ The constitution says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion", not "Congress shall make no law respecting... [MORE] |
Mitchell |
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A.non |
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↔ Not only should they not receive special treatrment, they should have their "religion" status rescinded immediately. Scientology is a bunch... [MORE] |
Mary Sue Lulza |
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Scott |
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↔ NO religion should have any tax break for any reason. Religion is a divisive, destructive scourge that ruins children's minds,... [MORE] |
WriterWriter |
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Michael |
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↔ And I think all religions should have equal tax breaks To the person who said Scientology is a business, I would... [MORE] |
dan |
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↔ ↔ There is just one thing we can know for sure here. Where there is a Secret, there are lies and... [MORE] |
Sharon |
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Fitzgerald |
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↔ ↔ ↔ Thank you so much to the editors and reporters at the Sun for bringing this story to press. Scientology is... [MORE] |
ananon |
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↔ ↔ ↔ Rather than try to quash Scientology and give the IRS more power, I'd like to see this benefit made available... [MORE] |
Michael Z. Williamson |
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Colleen K. Peltomaa |
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↔ ↔ ↔ I'm starting a new training course on how to interfere with Scientologists. No one can know the details, of course,... [MORE] |
Wile E. Coyote |
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↔ ↔ ↔ If you want to scare yourself, read about Keith Henson and his imprisonment. His "crime"? PIcketing Scientology HQ in protest... [MORE] |
Suppressive Person |
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↔ ↔ ↔ Dear England: Remember how we helped you with all those lend-lease bombers and ships and supplies? Well, now it's WE who... [MORE] |
Dick C. Flatline |
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↔ ↔ ↔ I hope I can claim the deduction from my church (FSM) if these Scientology whack jobs get it. I pray that... [MORE] |
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J. R. "Bob" Dobbs |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ Churches, like any business, should all have to pay taxes. Anyone who doesn't believe a church is a business needs... [MORE] |
Atheist |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ Scientology destroys lives, separates people from their family, and drains them of their finances promising Super Powers and Eternal Life... |
ANOtherNoob |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ If you agree that scientology should not enjoy the benefits of tax exempt status then you should protest that status.... [MORE] |
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Ben |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ The training is VERY different from an education one would receive in school. The training consists of forking out a... [MORE] |
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Ralph |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ Glad to see the Skylar's persisting and the courts insisting. That's a step in the right dircetion. Over in the area... [MORE] |
Mary McConnell |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ I just want to deduct the cost of spiritual workshops, self-help courses, religious reference materials, and not get in trouble... [MORE] |
juliagoohlia |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ I'm tired of how Scientology, Inc. thinks it's okay to pressure everyone into accepting them despite their contempt for others.... [MORE] |
maggie |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ Thank you for bringing to light the unconscionable partiality the IRS has shown the CoS for the last 15 years.... [MORE] |
JBR |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ Great article. It must be known why the CoS is getting special treatment with the IRS. Did something happen as... [MORE] |
Kay Em |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ Quoting the article "Ms. Yingling said the training Scientologists can deduct is not the same as religious education. "The use... [MORE] |
Robert |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ If history is any guide regarding scientology litigation, an abrupt about face (for no apparent reason) on this very important... [MORE] |
Leroy |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ It was such a relief to read Judge Kim Wardlaw's comments, especially this one: "The view of the IRS is it... [MORE] |
Another Surfer |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ In "Hernandez v. Commissioner Internal Revenue Service (1989)" the Supreme Court decided Scientology was not entitled to a tax exemption.... [MORE] |
Len |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ Insiders notes reconstructed from pre-IRS settlement: |
LeM |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ The agreement between the IRS and church of Scientology needs to be fully examined. This recent case is a great... [MORE] |
Peter Simple |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ Scientology's agreement with the IRS should be repealed. While it claims to address human rights issues, drug rehabilitation and disaster... [MORE] |
barbara graham |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ Scientology does not have religious status in the UK and e-petitions have been set up on the government's Downing Street... [MORE] |
Anonymous |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ There is such a thing as bad publicity. These judges cannot be blind to the massive scrutiny that $cientology is enduring... [MORE] |
Artoo45 |
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ The US government should make NO laws pertaining to religion; this includes special privileges for religious studies. Catechism was not... [MORE] |
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