And now for something completely different: Supreme Court judges allow Scientology wedding
En en passant andere effecten:
Oftewel: je hebt geen opperwezen nodig voor om een religie te zijn. Zou de VVD dan ook een marktwerkingsreligie kunnen opzetten, en de SP een overheidscontrolereligie? Hm.A woman who wants to marry in a Church of Scientology chapel has won her Supreme Court challenge. Louisa Hodkin was disputing a High Court ruling which said Scientology services were not "acts of worship". But five Supreme Court judges disagreed, ruling the church was a "place of meeting for religious worship".
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The Supreme Court justices said religion should not be confined to faiths which involve a "supreme deity". They said that, as the Church of Scientology held religious services, its church was a "place of meeting for religious worship".
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En dat is waar het in de VS om gaat, belastingvoordeel voor erkende religies...Local government minister Brandon Lewis said he was "very concerned" about the ruling and its implications for business rates. He said ministers had promised during the passing on the Equalities Bill that Scientology would continue to fall outside the religious exemption for business rates - but now could be eligible for rate relief.
"We will review the court's verdict and discuss this with our legal advisers before deciding the next steps. However, it will remain the case that premises which are not genuinely open to the public will not qualify for tax relief."
I had a decent lunch, and I'm feeling quite amiable. That's why you're still alive.