Judges Press IRS on Church Tax Break

http://www.nysun.com/article/70957 ^

[sasherm13]

A Jewish couple's bid to take a tax deduction they say the Internal Revenue Service reserves only for members of the Church of Scientology is getting a friendly reception from a federal appeals court, increasing the possibility of a ruling that could create a tax break for taxpayers of many religions who pay tuition to religious schools...

"The view of the IRS is it can unconstitutionally violate the Constitution by establishing religion, by treating one religion more favorably than other religions in terms of what is allowed as deductions, and there can never be any judicial review of that?" Judge Kim Wardlaw asked at the court session Monday in Pasadena, Calif.

[sasherm13]

Wow... maybe the 9th Circuit will finally get something right!

[2banana]

Hmmmm - How about all the Catholic Schools? This could be a backdoor tax deduction or school choice! Excellent!

[FormerACLUmember]

The 9th Circus is not COMPLETELY filled with Marxist, oops I meant “activist” Carter/Clinton hacks. There is a minority of who are actually honest and sane.

And you do have to admire the scientologists and give them some credit. Yes, they are psychopathic, con-artist, nut case manipulators. But their legal representation is amazing.

[2ndDivisionVet]

How about homeschoolers, since most do that for religious reasons?

[Zack Attack]

Ms. Yingling said the training Scientologists can deduct is not the same as religious education. "The use of the word 'training' in Scientology is not analogous to education," she said. "It's just another way of advancing spiritually in Scientology."

Ah, it's a spiritual thing. This must involve the thetan levels. I wonder what level one must reach to perfect the art of couch-jumping and behaving like a lunatic?