Scientology no longer tax exempt...

Maybe this is more for Social issues and current events, if so please move it.
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Quote:

In a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court today, the eight justices ruled in favor of revoking the Church of Scientology’s tax-exempt status in the United States. Under the ruling, Scientology will still be able to operate as a business but no longer as a non-profit religious organization. The case was brought forward by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division after concluding a two-year-long investigation into the inner workings of Scientology. The investigation, along with an extensive audit, found the group to be a “criminal operation with a sole purpose of making money”. The eight justices agreed with the IRS and its findings that Scientology was neither a religion or fell under the guidelines of a non-profit charitable organization...

It's been a long time coming. I wonder how Tom Cruise will take this news...

ETA: Damn! That will teach me for not paying attention to little details like when the story was published... That was from March last year and the decision was overturned in April. Oh well, I was a bit too excited there for a moment...

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