Scientology no longer tax exempt...

[Brainache]

I first saw the story here in the OP, but I knew it was fake news as soon as I read it. It's about the Supreme Court doing something the Supreme Court doesn't do (and unanimously, no less). It was about as plausible as a story about the College of Cardinals overturning a ref's call during the Super Bowl.

I'm not American, so I'm a bit hazy on what the US supreme court can and can't do. Of course that is no excuse for my unpardonable lapse in skeptical judgement.

All I can do now is offer penance in the usual fashion: Five hail Hitchens and I'll light a candle for saint Sagan...

 

[rjh01]

Nobody's BS detector is 100% reliable.

I have a very good one. It is called WOT. It is an add on to browers. When I clicked on the link in the OP it gave me a warning. May not be 100% reliable, but it does come close.

Here is a link to it. https://www.mywot.com/

 

[maximara]

I'm not American, so I'm a bit hazy on what the US supreme court can and can't do. Of course that is no excuse for my unpardonable lapse in skeptical judgement.

All I can do now is offer penance in the usual fashion: Five hail Hitchens and I'll light a candle for saint Sagan...

Quite right. The Supreme Court rules on constitutionally of actions and it takes a long process to get there. Snoops has an article on this nonsense.

 

[lionking]

Different jurisdiction, but Australia's High Court gave tax exemption to Scientologists as their belief system was no less ridiculous than virtually every other religion.

 

[madurobob]

I have a very good one. It is called WOT.

Heh. In the automotive universe WOT has a very different meaning - one that might be more equated with recklessness. When I read your post I initially interpreted it as a gearhead's boast: "my BS detector is WOT, MFers!"

Perhaps I've been stuck inside from the snow storm for too long...