According to the IRS Tax Guide in order to retain a 501 (c)(3) tax exemption certain requirements must be met. One of these rules is known as Private Benefit. Are the beneficiaries of the activities of Stand League, Hate Monitor, Vetted Facts, and Expose Network recognized objects of charity? Office of Special Affairs, (which is […]
Read More Charity or Crime?Today’s Scientology Fair Game podcast features law student Taylor Holley who wrote an exceptional paper discussing Scientology’s 501 c tax exemption. During the show, Holley was asked about whether any of her instructors had answers as to why Scientology was granted the exemption in spite of the Supreme Court’s denial. Unsurprisingly, no one could could […]
Read More Scientology’s Tax ExemptionApril 10, 1953. L. Ron Hubbard, seeking a better way to scam the public in order to increase his income, writes a letter to Scientology executive Helen O’Brian. “…We don’t want a clinic. We want one in operation but not in name. Perhaps we could call it a Spiritual Guidance Center. Think up its name, […]
Read More Scientology- The Truth Behind The ExemptionIn 2016, a year after Going Clear debuted, Scientology Spokesman Mike Ferriss participated in an interview with New Zealand’s RNZ. Journalist Mava Moayyed, like most Never Ins, had no idea she was being used to allow COS a platform to spin their benign “we’re just like everyone else” façade. Overall this article is typical Scientology […]
Read More Club COShttps://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/please-open-investigation-determine-validity-church-scientologys-501-c-3-tax-exemption To quote the late comedian Joan Rivers, “Can we talk?” I recently had the amazing privilege of being a guest of Leah Remini and Mike Rinder on their podcast. From that experience I have had so many people ask me “what can I do to help?” Over the years there have been multiple petitions […]
Read More What Can I do To Help?Mailed out Friday, January 8, 2021 to the Inspector General of the U.S. Treasury in Washington, D.C. January 8, 2020 J. Russell George Inspector General U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Room 4436, Washington, DC 20220 Dear Mr. George: My name is Stefani Hutchison. I am a writer, […]
Read More Letter To Inspector General J. Russell GeorgeJanuary 6, 2021 BRIAN CALLANAN General Counsel U.S. Department of The Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Mr. Callanan, My name is Stefani Hutchison. I am a writer, blogger and activist concerned with the abuses and fraud perpetrated by the Church of Scientology. I am writing to you today respectfully requesting the […]
Read More Another Attempt To Have Scientology’s Exemption RevokedScientology is at it again, participating in yet another bogus “Interfaith Conference on Religious Tolerance.” COS being part of a conference on tolerance is like Ben and Jerry’s being part of a conference on fighting diabetes. According to Scientology’s article, “The event was opened by organizer Dr. L. Arik Greenberg, Founder and President of the […]
Read More Religious Activists Need to Rethink What They Are Fighting ForTracey McManus, writing for The Tampa Bay Times covers newly elected City Councilman Mark Bunker’s first attempt to address Scientology’s creeping spread across Clearwater. Ignoring the continuing dishonesty, manipulations and outright bully tactics, the majority of the Council seem intent upon including COS in Clearwater’s future wellbeing. Instead of linking arms in a show of […]
Read More Clearwater City Council is Missing the PointIn 2014 Scientology approached the Florida State University and requested a study be done on the organization’s economic impact on Clearwater. This study can be seen in it’s entirety here: https://cefa.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/imported/storage/original/application/8f0f11ef331827afe8e8acde82e57b66.pdf November of 2014 Mike Rinder wrote an excellent blog post about the study and its ability to be accurate based upon the fact that […]
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