Churches are tax exempt because they are supposed to provide a public good. To prove that good to the IRS, churches arent supposed to hoard their money. They are supposed to spend it on goods and services for the faithful. Under this pretense, the church has made massive investments in tax free real estate all over the world. And when it comes to labor costs, they are almost free.
Lawrence WrightWe've been sending billions and billions of dollars to Israel and Egypt for decades to keep the peace. So as an American taxpayer, I have an interest in this. It's galling to feel that as an American I have a higher stake, a higher interest in peace than you do.
Lawrence WrightFrom the very beginning, when you go into Scientology your world narrows down very quickly.
Lawrence WrightI feel like a 1960s graduate student. I still work on note cards. I've never found a better system.
Lawrence WrightHaving written Camp David as a drama, I could see the drama maybe a little more clearly when I wrote the book.
Lawrence WrightChurches are tax exempt because they are supposed to provide a public good. To prove that good to the IRS, churches arent supposed to hoard their money. They are supposed to spend it on goods and services for the faithful. Under this pretense, the church has made massive investments in tax free real estate all over the world. And when it comes to labor costs, they are almost free.
Lawrence Wright