Elf Sternberg

not to stand on either side of this particular case, it does beg a legal question regarding the definition of religious insitutions. we unitarian universalists have had difficulty obtaining tax expempt status for some churches (the ones in texas come to mind, no surprise there) we are found to not be an established religion since we do not have a creed. of course we think this is a pile of, well you know. but certainly there must be some burden of proof to lay claim to the title "religion." that being said, i certainly agree that either we either need to tax religion or not tax it. and that would be what we grads of catholic university (yes, i survived with my sanity) refer to as religion with a little "r" (meaning all religions) versus religion with the big "R" (meaning the religion to which an individual belongs.)

i really hope that made sense; i think i need more coffee...