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Topic	Trump thinks Scientology should lose tax-exempt status
ScazarMeltex 01/06/18 11:02:35 PM #28:	Funkydog posted... ScazarMeltex posted... Funkydog posted... ScazarMeltex posted... It's not a good idea to let the president or government in general decide which churches get tax exempt status. I despise Scientology as much as any sane thinking person but this is road you don't want to go down. I mean, Scientology isn't a religion. It is just a scam and abusive cult that threatens those who speak ill of them. Then prosecute them to the full extent of the law. The Catholic church has easily done as much damage to individuals as Scientology, seeing as how there was/is an institutional cover up of the molestation of thousands of children over the last 50-60 years, but you don't see Trump calling for an end to their tax exempt status. Why? Because they are a mainstream religion. People involved in that should be charged and jailed. And many have been, afaik. Not nearly enough, not really even a good percentage. The following contains all the collated data from 1950-2016. http://www.bishop-accountability.org/AtAGlance/USCCB_Yearly_Data_on_Accused_Priests.htm Then there is also this UN report from 2014 that shows that the Vatica "systematically placed preservation of the reputation of the church and the alleged offender over the protection of child victims." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-n-report-vatican-policies-allowed-priests-rape-children-n22531 Look, like I said, I agree with every single bad thing said about scientology. It's a creepy pyramid scheme cult, but letting the Government pick and choose starts a bad precedent and would allow the dismantling of freedom of religion in this country based on the preferences of whatever regime happens to be in power. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:893566660] in Trump thin... [t:76175688]...</cite> <quote><cite>Funkydog posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ScazarMeltex posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Funkydog posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ScazarMeltex posted...</cite> <quote>It's not a good idea to let the president or government in general decide which churches get tax exempt status. I despise Scientology as much as any sane thinking person but this is road you don't want to go down.</quote> I mean, Scientology isn't a religion. It is just a scam and abusive cult that threatens those who speak ill of them.</quote> Then prosecute them to the full extent of the law. The Catholic church has easily done as much damage to individuals as Scientology, seeing as how there was/is an institutional cover up of the molestation of thousands of children over the last 50-60 years, but you don't see Trump calling for an end to their tax exempt status. Why? Because they are a mainstream religion.</quote> People involved in that should be charged and jailed. And many have been, afaik.</quote> Not nearly enough, not really even a good percentage. The following contains all the collated data from 1950-2016. http://www.bishop-accountability.org/AtAGlance/USCCB_Yearly_Data_on_Accused_Priests.htm Then there is also this UN report from 2014 that shows that the Vatica "systematically placed preservation of the reputation of the church and the alleged offender over the protection of child victims." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-n-report-vatican-policies-allowed-priests-rape-children-n22531 Look, like I said, I agree with every single bad thing said about scientology. It's a creepy pyramid scheme cult, but letting the Government pick and choose starts a bad precedent and would allow the dismantling of freedom of religion in this country based on the preferences of whatever regime happens to be in power. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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