People swarm in, empty their pockets then scuttle off!
2007-12-27 18:19:14 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Religion was invented by MEN for their own political gain and power, the rest is history...
Blessed Be... )O(
2007-12-27 18:43:10 · answer #1 · answered by Bunge 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Indeed it is. Provide no product or service other than empty promises and false claims, take in enormous amounts of money, pay no taxes. You're constitutionally protected against government regulation of any kind but government actively promotes your business.
It's the ultimate scam and it's perfectly legal!
2007-12-28 02:43:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You don't know the half if it.
Religions are organized as not for profit corporations and do not pay taxes. No income tax, no property tax. They amass tremendous wealth and are utterly unaccountable.
The IRS does not oversee the books of the Not for Profit like a regular business.
Owners of the church are not required to pay income tax on all of the benefits that they bestow upon themselves.
They can lie about their product and are not held accountable. They can defraud consumers but are not held accountable.
That's probably enough for now.
2007-12-28 02:30:53 · answer #3 · answered by valcus43 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A business provides something useful, or at least tangible, in exchange for the money it takes in. Religion doesn't meet that criterion. It's not the perfect business, it's the perfect rip off.
2007-12-28 02:57:31 · answer #4 · answered by Jesus Chrysler 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's good money to be made from religion IF you can keep a straight face.
It's the ONLY scam that's legal AND subsidised by all rate-payers ... religious businesses don't pay Property Tax and many other taxes ALL other business have to pay.
2007-12-28 02:29:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I could never think of a more ideal set up for laundering my illegal drug trade profit money. Especially since it can be international, tax free, and with no need to ever show the books to anybody... at all, ever, by law.
2007-12-28 02:26:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Hello sweet Desiree.. :)
You buy from an unknown person..without blinking any eye..your credit cards get maxed out..
So No..I truly believe that the Shopping Channels, have it hands down.. :)
In Jesus Most Precious Name..
With ~Love~ In Christ.. :)
2007-12-28 09:00:28 · answer #7 · answered by EyeLovesJesus 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It certainly would seem to be a good business...lots of people paying out, and yet there is never any direct accounting for of the money.
2007-12-28 02:22:52 · answer #8 · answered by Thanos1321 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
YOU are correct. For some folk, religion is a perfect business. The Lord will deal with them appropriately.
2007-12-28 02:22:41 · answer #9 · answered by In God We Trust 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Not in Buddhism
they don't demand money at the temple
2007-12-28 09:05:21 · answer #10 · answered by Yuri ^_^ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋