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To: Dale Baker who wrote (112067)	5/27/2009 7:13:19 PM
From: cosmicforce	of 541659

>> churches can be as biased as they like<< I'm sure a church could be based upon a religious belief that proclaimed people of color were neither admitted to heaven nor allowed to be members of the clergy. The very worst thing that could happen is that such a church would not be treated as a "real church" and lose their tax exemptions... I've always had a problem with the government deciding who and what is or isn't a church e.g., Branch Davidians, Scientology, Moonies, Hare Krishnas, Rajneeshis, etc. As I said, I don't think any of them should be tax exempt. Their charities, maybe, but the church itself, IMO, should be regulated like any money-gathering enterprise with full disclosure. If they don't disclose, clearly they shouldn't be tax exempt now. JMO. There have been churches that wanted religious protection of drug use - as far as I know only native Americans have pulled this one off and they are not allowed their sacraments off the reservation. Santeria and other religious viewpoints that are not standard have also run into "equal protection" issues.

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