I mean, can't any shmuck say they are a religion, then get all these tax breaks while at the same time tell people to murder, commit suicide, etc?
Why don't JWs get classified as a Cult instead of a Religion under the Law?
by cognac 20 Replies latest jw friends
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wasblind
Good question Cognac
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Fernando
I have come to conclude that all religions are cults, albeit to varying degrees.
Therein lies the real problem.
As Bill Maher observed: "religion is a bureaucracy between man and God".
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Phizzy
I don't see what difference it makes to the "Law" how you classify them, unless it is illegal in your country to run a cult ?
If they break the Law they are accountable, cult or not.
What I would like to see though is more Public awareness of their true nature, a Real Estate Company that uses all the cult methods whilst posing as a religion,
and claiming all the benefits of a religion i.e Tax exemption.
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jgnat
As a test case, I looked up a truly wacky cult, the Yogic Fliers, intent on bringing World Peace.
They are on the IRS's charitable organization list:
20-0817485 United States Peace Government Vedic City IA United States PC The United States does not classify cults. Some countries do, like Russia and France.
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jgnat
Yeah, Phizzy, like "donations" for the acquiring of books and DVD's.
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cognac
Cults should be illegal by law. Lets make this simple. If you attempt to force the following via excommunication or otherwise, you are a cult:
1. To commit murder
2. To commit suicide
3. To forego life saving medical treatment (which is basically murder)
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wasblind
That's the same thing Jim Jones and the Branch Davidians did
The Jehovah's Witnesses cause people to commit suicide through in
their religious beliefs also
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RubaDub
Re: Why don't JWs get classified as a Cult instead of a Religion under the Law?
If you check out their original application to be incorporated, Russell checked the "Religion" box instead of "Cult" on the form.
Rub a Dub
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LV101
It's all because of the freedom the country was founded on and this one was/is a biggee and the court's won't touch it/go there. It doesn't matter what they do/how they do it. It's wrong and makes me crazy. It makes me crazy and the wrongs that are perpetrated against humans is a tragedy. But that's the way it is ---- reality. They've got the law on their side from the get go. It's radically wrong.
There's no such thing as justice.
LV