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> that people cannot receive any material or social (... respect from congregation, etc.) That seems totally impossible. People donate for social prestige all
by nmrm2 11y ago
> that people cannot receive any material or social (... respect from congregation, etc.)
That seems totally impossible. People donate for social prestige all the time (those silly bricks with people's names on them, placards in classrooms, etc. wouldn't exist otherwise)
- derefr 11y agoYes, but this would specifically outlaw the organization recognizing donations only if the organization was also considered religious-affiliated (i.e. getting the particular tax breaks a church gets.) You could still donate to regular charities, companies, etc. (And before you say "but then the religion would just create a separate charity for people to donate to, which would recognize people with some sort of token, and then the church could acknowledge people who have that token": creating a shell company to avoid a restriction on commerce like that is pretty much the definition of money laundering!)