if we were to take away tax exemption for churches, american citizens would no longer have to pay taxes. I have to ask why churches are permitted to purchase real estate and invest their money and make millions in profit, billions in some cases and not pay a single cent in taxes? What is the reason for it in the world TODAY?
A perfect example is the church of Scientology. I live near the world headquarters which is located in Clearwater. They own the entire downtown of Clearwater. When you drive there it looks like a bomb filled with people in navy-looking uniforms exploded. There are less than 50,000 scientologists in the world yet the church has more than $9 BILLION in real estate holdings. Their collectors, people who do nothing more than harass their members for money, have a weekly quota of $400,000. People like Tom Cruise and Travolta and Kirstie Ally have given the church tens of millions of dollars each. I have a friend who's parents left the church after 35 years and attaining CLEAR status & level 7, nearly the top of their level chart for spirituality. They own a very lucrative PR firm and after they left the church admitted to giving the church more than half of their life's income which they estimate to be more than $7 million dollars.
And it's all tax free money. Why?
If the republicans truly want to not have to pay taxes, there's the answer.
A perfect example is the church of Scientology. I live near the world headquarters which is located in Clearwater. They own the entire downtown of Clearwater. When you drive there it looks like a bomb filled with people in navy-looking uniforms exploded. There are less than 50,000 scientologists in the world yet the church has more than $9 BILLION in real estate holdings. Their collectors, people who do nothing more than harass their members for money, have a weekly quota of $400,000. People like Tom Cruise and Travolta and Kirstie Ally have given the church tens of millions of dollars each. I have a friend who's parents left the church after 35 years and attaining CLEAR status & level 7, nearly the top of their level chart for spirituality. They own a very lucrative PR firm and after they left the church admitted to giving the church more than half of their life's income which they estimate to be more than $7 million dollars.
And it's all tax free money. Why?
If the republicans truly want to not have to pay taxes, there's the answer.
