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Tax exempt status for atheist groups

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:15 am
by _The Dude
Religious types are always telling us that atheism is just another religion with its own set of faith-based beliefs. LOL...
So does anyone know of any atheist group that has tax exempt status in the US? Every religion has it, even the Scientologists manage to swing it from time to time. So what about the atheists?

Just wondering.

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:24 am
by _Jersey Girl
Dude,

If you consider The Brights to be an atheist org, then yes, I do believe they have tax exempt status.

Jersey Girl

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:18 am
by _barrelomonkeys
I wish I knew what faith based beliefs I held.

Gosh, I sure wish someone would send me a pamphlet and fill me in!

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:21 am
by _TrashcanMan79

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:18 am
by _harmony
TrashcanMan79 wrote:Does this count?

http://richarddawkinsfoundation.org/


Welcome, trashcanman. :-)

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:49 am
by _keene
TrashcanMan79 wrote:Does this count?

http://richarddawkinsfoundation.org/


It's a charity, not a religion.

I applied for tax-exempt status for The Church of the Giant F*****g Invisible Intangible Spider In My Backyard, but I was missing 2 or 3 of the requirements. My Bible is only half-finished, and I haven't kept very good records of my ordinations.

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:52 pm
by _TrashcanMan79
harmony wrote:Welcome, trashcanman. :-)

Thanks!

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:53 pm
by _TrashcanMan79
keene wrote:It's a charity, not a religion.

But is it tax exempt? I thought that's what the Dude was asking....

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:09 pm
by _karl61
keene wrote:
TrashcanMan79 wrote:Does this count?

http://richarddawkinsfoundation.org/


It's a charity, not a religion.

I applied for tax-exempt status for The Church of the Giant F*****g Invisible Intangible Spider In My Backyard, but I was missing 2 or 3 of the requirements. My Bible is only half-finished, and I haven't kept very good records of my ordinations.


Keene: do you have little name plate:



***********keen*************
The Church of Giant F*****g Invisable
Intangible Spider In My Backyard

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:15 pm
by _keene
thestyleguy wrote:
Keene: do you have little name plate:



***********keen*************
The Church of Giant F*****g Invisable
Intangible Spider In My Backyard


I had some cards made.

Keene Maverick:
Head of IT: Covert Mind LLC.
Priest, Pope, and Prophet: The Church of
The Giant F*****g Invisible Intangible Spider
In my Backyard

But my business partner never let me hand them out. :(