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tweetiepooh · 13-12-2013, 10:02

Football or any object/person of attention can have all the hallmarks of a religion. You attend places of "worship" with others of a like mind. You give money, time, attention. In some cases not following or declaring loyalty can lead to persecution. Some can see followers of others as being lesser, misguided, deceived or worse.

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One of the points of the reformation was to remove the idea of buying indulgences so allowing those "giving" to the church to lessen or even bypass punishment. Grace alone. When we take offering at church it's made clear that the intention is that it's for regular attenders who don't give by other means to contribute to the running of the church not for visitors. And there is no preference to those who give more.

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There is a worry that scientology can now claim tax breaks and the like as I can just see it being used as a means to eventually remove such status from other church groups. I know there are those even here who think that it should already be so but we can use the money to help run soup kitchens, food banks and the like as part of the normal function of the church.

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tweetiepooh Virgin Media Employee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Winchester Services: Staff MyRates BB: VM 1Gb TV: VM XL Phone : VM XL Posts: 3,350	Re: UK Supreme Court rules that Scientology is a religion Football or any object/person of attention can have all the hallmarks of a religion. You attend places of "worship" with others of a like mind. You give money, time, attention. In some cases not following or declaring loyalty can lead to persecution. Some can see followers of others as being lesser, misguided, deceived or worse. --- One of the points of the reformation was to remove the idea of buying indulgences so allowing those "giving" to the church to lessen or even bypass punishment. Grace alone. When we take offering at church it's made clear that the intention is that it's for regular attenders who don't give by other means to contribute to the running of the church not for visitors. And there is no preference to those who give more. --- There is a worry that scientology can now claim tax breaks and the like as I can just see it being used as a means to eventually remove such status from other church groups. I know there are those even here who think that it should already be so but we can use the money to help run soup kitchens, food banks and the like as part of the normal function of the church. __________________ I work for VMO2 but reply here in my own right. Any help or advice is made on a best-effort basis. No comments construe any obligation on VMO2 or its employees.