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From: pmd@cbsck.UUCP (Paul Dubuc)
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Subject: Re "Tax Supported" Churches
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Date: Tue, 8-Oct-85 13:58:21 EDT
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>Suppose I send off $25 and have myself declared a priest; should this 
>automatically exclude me from being taxable (I'm assuming here that you mean
>the state has no right to tax the church)?

>Padraig Houlahan.

I suppose you would have the same tax status as clergy.  And you can
apply any income you receive from your devout followers in return for
your services as a priest according to the same formulas as other clergy.

I wish you luck in your new religion.

Paul Dubuc