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okasha

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9. She probably regretted getting downwind of all that bullshit.

Reply to gcomeau (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 08:50 PM

Oct 2014

Just so you know, the IRS makes no judgement on the doctrine or teaching of any religious non-profit group. (1st Amendment--you know what that is?) It has a number of criteria that it uses to establish whether any organization qualifies as a non-profit, and additional criteria for any kind of religious body.

Occasionally, the IRS gets scammed by bogus organizations of all sorts. The results are pretty unpleasant for the scammer who gets caught, as here we see.

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Invent A Church, Skip Taxes, Enrage IRS, Go To Jail [View all] cbayer Sep 2014 OP

Hmm... well since all churches are "invented" when do they move on to the others? gcomeau Oct 2014 #1

What do you mean all churches are invented? cbayer Oct 2014 #2

It seems like a clear enough statement. gcomeau Oct 2014 #3

Forget it. I regret responding to you. cbayer Oct 2014 #4

What exactly is your problem now? gcomeau Oct 2014 #5

That's a pretty typical response when she gets her nonsense destroyed like that. cleanhippie Oct 2014 #6

My problem is exactly this. I don't like engaging with you. cbayer Oct 2014 #7

You are correct, it is a pattern. trotsky Oct 2014 #8

It's a pattern, alright. A pattern you have with most everyone that disagrees with you. cleanhippie Oct 2014 #24

When she gets the impression that he doesn't want to discuss religion Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2014 #28

She probably regretted getting downwind of all that bullshit. okasha Oct 2014 #9

You seem very confident in your knowledge about the IRS and rules regarding religious groups. trotsky Oct 2014 #10

I provided a specific real world example of those criteria being ignored. gcomeau Oct 2014 #12

You say the criteria were ignored. okasha Oct 2014 #13

No, Young Life was not "caught". gcomeau Oct 2014 #14

What criterion did they not fulfill? okasha Oct 2014 #15

Already said that, but... gcomeau Oct 2014 #16

"An established place of worship" okasha Oct 2014 #17

I said "etc" for a reason. gcomeau Oct 2014 #19

I'm getting you fine, thanks. okasha Oct 2014 #20

Uh-huh gcomeau Oct 2014 #21

See previous post. okasha Oct 2014 #22

FFS gcomeau Oct 2014 #23

Two things. okasha Oct 2014 #25

Good grief... gcomeau Oct 2014 #26

Well, no. okasha Oct 2014 #27

I agree with you absolutely okasha Oct 2014 #18

Given the long history of special treatment goldent Oct 2014 #11