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Well it's my religious belief that being buried on the moon is the highest honour you could get. What now?

by emtrw 3y ago

krapp 3y ago
It isn't, though. There is such a thing as a test of sincere religious belief, and it requires, for one thing, an established religion. There is no established religion that believes in lunar burial. You can't just make some shit up and say "that's my religion." If you could, then everyone would be a part of the church of never paying taxes.
- emtrw 3y ago
  Everyone is. No religion pays taxes in the US and no misters of religion do either.
  - krapp 3y ago
    No religious organization, registered and classified as such, pays taxes. You can read more about the methods of classification here[0]. Note that factors like " a distinct religious history, a formal code of doctrine, regular services, a regular congregation" are considered. You, emtrw, cannot claim that you belong to a religion of one that you just made up right now, apply for tax exempt status and expect it to work because "religion." That isn't going to fly. And just because your church is exempt from taxes, you are not. Here is a Reddit thread explaining this further[1]. And to put this into context relative to the thread, you cannot claim that your religion says burial on the moon is your highest honor and expect it to be taken seriously, when no one is taking the religion older than Christianity seriously, and it's obvious your religion doesn't really exist. The real legal world doesn't operate under video game logic where you just need a cheat code to hack the system. [0]https://www.fidelislawfirm.com/how-and-why-religious-organizations-get-tax-exempt-status/ https://www.fidelislawfirm.com/how-and-why-religious-organiz... [1]https://old.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/184get7/can_i_become_tax_exempt_by_making_a_religion/ https://old.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/184get7/...
    - emtrw 3y ago
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- riwsky 3y ago
  I have some bad news for you: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology

Well it's my religious belief that being buried on the moon is the highest honour you could get. What now?

by emtrw 3y ago

Well it's my religious belief that being buried on the moon is the highest honour you could get. What now?

It isn't, though. There is such a thing as a test of sincere religious belief, and it requires, for one thing, an established religion. There is no established religion that believes in lunar burial. You can't just make some shit up and say "that's my religion." If you could, then everyone would be a part of the church of never paying taxes.

emtrw 3y ago
Everyone is. No religion pays taxes in the US and no misters of religion do either.
- krapp 3y ago
  No religious organization, registered and classified as such, pays taxes. You can read more about the methods of classification here[0]. Note that factors like " a distinct religious history, a formal code of doctrine, regular services, a regular congregation" are considered. You, emtrw, cannot claim that you belong to a religion of one that you just made up right now, apply for tax exempt status and expect it to work because "religion." That isn't going to fly. And just because your church is exempt from taxes, you are not. Here is a Reddit thread explaining this further[1]. And to put this into context relative to the thread, you cannot claim that your religion says burial on the moon is your highest honor and expect it to be taken seriously, when no one is taking the religion older than Christianity seriously, and it's obvious your religion doesn't really exist. The real legal world doesn't operate under video game logic where you just need a cheat code to hack the system. [0]https://www.fidelislawfirm.com/how-and-why-religious-organizations-get-tax-exempt-status/ https://www.fidelislawfirm.com/how-and-why-religious-organiz... [1]https://old.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/184get7/can_i_become_tax_exempt_by_making_a_religion/ https://old.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/184get7/...
  - emtrw 3y ago
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riwsky 3y ago
I have some bad news for you: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology