"That 's a pretty inane interpretation . By that logic , if we have a multi-billion dollar church , it could conceivably spend millions on political activism . But if a church only took in about twice of that same `` millions `` , the other church would be declared as violating ?"
"Actually its a pretty accurate interpretation . Take for instance the money spent by the catholic church promoting abortion restrictions , yet their tax exempt status has never seriously been called into question , that I know of . The fact of the matter is a couple hundred G 's is a drop in the bucket for an organization the size of the LDS church , so proving that it is a substantial portion of their activities under section 501 would be difficult at best ."
"That 's a pretty inane interpretation . By that logic , if we have a multi-billion dollar church , it could conceivably spend millions on political activism . But if a church only took in about twice of that same `` millions `` , the other church would be declared as violating ?"
"Actually its a pretty accurate interpretation . Take for instance the money spent by the catholic church promoting abortion restrictions , yet their tax exempt status has never seriously been called into question , that I know of ."