“You want federal bureaucrats to decide what is a valid religion and what isn’t?”
That’s exactly what they do already. You think every group of crackpots that claim they are a “religion” should AUTOMATICALLY get religious tax exemption just because the group of crackpots SAY they are a religion? Because that’s the alternative to having “federal bureaucrats decide what is a valid religion”.
And BTW, it’s an absolute travesty that Scientology received tax exemption: the only reason they got it was because thousands of members sued hundreds of IRS employees personally and the IRS Commissioner did a deal with the “church” that if they were granted tax status, the “church” would have all of their members drop the thousands of lawsuits. Naturally, it was papa Bush that caved, you know, the same papa Bush who just announced he voted for Hillary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_status_of_Scientology_in_the_United_States
I did not know that. But it's true. Our nation's oldest ass grabber needs to go by more than just width.
I did not know that. But it's true. Our nation's oldest ass grabber needs to go by more than just width.