Religion:

Aug 17, 2007 07:06

The IRS criteria for a Religion are:

a distinct legal existence, - yup

a recognized creed and form of worship, - yup

a definite and distinct ecclesiastical government, - yup

a formal code of doctrine and discipline - yup

a distinct religious history, - yup

a membership not associated with any other church or denomination, - um...?

an organization of ordained ministers, - yup

ordained ministers selected after completing prescribed studies, - yup

a literature of its own, - yup

established places of worship, - yup

regular congregations, - yup

regular religious services, - yup

Sunday schools for religious instruction of the young, - um..?

school for the preparation of its ministers. - yup
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