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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 3:35 pm
i can see if they are hunting the deer to feed their family, and a roof is THOUSANDS of dollars to fix. a pot will suffice for the time being, but you have bellies to put food in.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 3:39 pm
I think it speaks to the ethics of the church to even accept such a huge donation. I would think 100% of a member's income would be way over the line. When a religion has such sway over its members, I think it also has a responsibilty to keep them from getting carried away.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 3:45 pm
See, SEE!!! Nyheat used the word religion again. heehee
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 3:45 pm
LOL Landi! I live in a nice suburban neighborhood. Not the backwoods...LOL (which is what makes it weirder I guess)
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 3:55 pm
What am I being a poster girl for again?! lol
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 4:00 pm
LOL Sorry Nyheat. We were just saying the the COS is NOT a religion but some of the public don't seem to get that message (they get caught up in the business name) and then you referred to them as a religion right after.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 4:25 pm
Just to add to your discussion about Tom Cruise and COS. I just checked my myspace and if you have one, you know that they have banners on top of different things. Well I got one that is from Sodahead saying "Is Tom Cruise INSANE?" Add your opinion! and then a picture of Tom with his finger up like someone who is telling you no no with their finger...interesting...
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 4:58 pm
LOL - Every time I read COS I think Harry Potter. I guess I've read too much Harry (right now I'm reading COS to my girls).
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 4:59 pm
ha...jimmer...i totally just got that.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 5:09 pm
Just last week, Anderson Cooper was interviewing a guy from the CoS (around the whole Tom Cruise video fiasco), and this gentleman referred to the Scientology as both "church" and "religion" during the interview. I specifically remember it, because of someone posting here claiming it wasn't.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 6:03 pm
I gather in the US, COS isn't allowed the tax status of a church, synogogue, temple, mosque.. I think in Germany the COS is considered a cult by that government.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 7:46 pm
On the Wikipedia site it says CoS was recognized as a tax-exempt entity in 1993 after paying a bunch of back taxes. I don't understand.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 7:59 pm
I am confused too, OG. If you Google scientology tax exempt, you come up with lots of references to the fact that Church of Scientology is considered a church by the IRS after a 25 year battle. Maybe the decision got reversed?
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 8:59 pm
There was a court case of COS vs. the IRS...i think i saw it on findlaw.com
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 9:07 pm
In the US CoS is considered a tax exempt religion. Other places still consider it a cult.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, February 01, 2008 - 12:57 pm
Eva Mendes checked into Utah's Cirque Lodge and has been in the facility, which deals with substance-abuse problems, for several weeks. "Eva has been working hard for the past year and made a positive decision to take some much-needed time off to proactively attend to some personal issues that, while not critical, she felt deserved some outside professional support. Out of respect for Eva's privacy, we do not wish to discuss further details," her rep told PEOPLE Friday.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Friday, February 01, 2008 - 2:35 pm
Michelle Williams says heart broken over Ledger
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, February 01, 2008 - 4:50 pm
The judge in the hearing today has issued a restraining order against SOMEONE -- ordering that person to stay away from Britney Spears. Although the judge didn't say specifically who that someone was -- it's clear that person is Sam Lutfi. The judge found, in effect, that Lutfi has been harassing Britney. Thus the civil harassment restraining order. This will effectively bar Lutfi from going to the hospital. The restraining order is in effect for 22 days, but uber-attorney Goldie Schon tells TMZ that Brit's folks could turn it into a permanent order at the end of those 22 days.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, February 01, 2008 - 4:54 pm
Who's Lutfi?
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Friday, February 01, 2008 - 5:00 pm
Lufti is her manager, isn't he? Sam Lufti. He's often seen in the big black SUV. And he's the one she was fighting with in the car and then she sat on the curb, holding her dog and crying. (Lord...I just realized I know WAY too much about her.) This is very interesting.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Friday, February 01, 2008 - 5:21 pm
I had read a few days ago that Spears mother was fighting over who had the authority to get her committed. It looks like the family is wrestling control back from the Hollywood types over Brtiney's affairs. I hope this signals the beginning of better times for Britney. Spears’ dad put in charge of her welfare
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, February 01, 2008 - 5:48 pm
Thx Beeky! 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 7:55 am
Nothing posted since almost 5PM Friday. Isn't there anything going on in the celeb world to gossip about?
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 8:00 am
We could probably just make something up and it still wouldn't even seem odd to anyone. Those silly celebrities.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 8:14 am
I've been watching about Farrah Fawcett on ET the past couple of nights. If these treatments (chemo injected right into the liver tumor) don't work she is pretty much out of options. Her friend Alana Stewart tries not to say too much, but reading between her words, I think Farrah is probably suffering a great deal, both with the cancer itself and the procedures she is going through.
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