Can we legally form a church?

POSTED BY: Hixie129
UPDATED: Tuesday, March 7, 2006 01:29
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CHRISMOORHEAD

Sunday, February 26, 2006 5:59 PM

Funny, cause I looked into those Star Wars geeks trying something like this a while back. A friend of mine in the Air Force claims that there's actually a good number of people who list "Jedi" as their religion on their dog tags. Further research revealed fans putting it as their religion on census forms in Australia and England. So far, though, I havn't heard of any structured organizations promoting "The Force".

I also stumbled across a national guardsman who had his name legally changed to Optimus Prime.
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=3828

Have you ever:
Used your teeth as wire strippers?
Given yourself stitches?
Made improvised munitions with no base supplies?
Pissed in a canteen?
Gone a month without bathing?

If so, you MIGHT just be a !HOOAH MOTHERF*CKER!

RHYIANAN

Sunday, February 26, 2006 6:16 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ChrisMoorhead:
Funny, cause I looked into those Star Wars geeks trying something like this a while back. A friend of mine in the Air Force claims that there's actually a good number of people who list "Jedi" as their religion on their dog tags. Further research revealed fans putting it as their religion on census forms in Australia and England. So far, though, I havn't heard of any structured organizations promoting "The Force".

I also stumbled across a national guardsman who had his name legally changed to Optimus Prime.
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=3828

There's a lot of people that list their religion as Jedi when they're registering to vote as well.

Wash: Yeah, but psychic? That sounds like science fiction.
Zoe: You live on a spaceship, dear.

HIXIE129

Sunday, February 26, 2006 6:24 PM

Maybe we can take some version of FINN MAC CUMAHL's Book of Joss to preface the first episode.

MER couldn't we make Buffy and Angel the Arch Angels?

GRIZWALD no split on creed here, doesn't matter, can be dipped, dunked or drenched. We're very liberal.

ARTCAT81, lets make it a religion then.

DAVESHAYNE that’s pretty good. Does the church need only one ordained minister of an already recognized church in order to start another church? I don't like knowing that the IRS will be looking at us.

Maybe we can keep thinking about the Book of Joss and get back to application.

CAPTAINSHINY

Sunday, February 26, 2006 6:27 PM

Whedonism: The sci-fi religion that doesnt take your money.

-Stay Shiny
"The people who made the show, and the people who saw the show, which is roughly the same number of people, fell in love with it, a little bit too much to let it go, too much to lay down arms when when the battle looked pretty much lost. In Hollywood, people like that are called unrealistic, quixotic, obsessive... In my world, they're called Browncoats."
-Joss Whedon

HIXIE129

Sunday, February 26, 2006 6:28 PM

So then we are Whedonists or should we use browncoat? I personally lean towards browncoat.

CAPTAINSHINY

Sunday, February 26, 2006 6:29 PM

Browncoat can be a secty thing perhaps, like baptists or something

-Stay Shiny
"The people who made the show, and the people who saw the show, which is roughly the same number of people, fell in love with it, a little bit too much to let it go, too much to lay down arms when when the battle looked pretty much lost. In Hollywood, people like that are called unrealistic, quixotic, obsessive... In my world, they're called Browncoats."
-Joss Whedon

FOLLOWMAL

Sunday, February 26, 2006 6:39 PM

Hey, if you really want to do this, I suggest giving Finn the job of writing the Holy Works of Whedon, because well.... he's got my vote.

Excellent my fleet typing friend, excellent!

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

HIXIE129

Sunday, February 26, 2006 6:52 PM

What about our dogma. In the DBM the Operative is always asking do you know what your sin is? What do we believe, good?, evil?, is there heaven?. Is there penitence? What about pilgrimages. Do we have things like sacraments?

FOLLOWMAL

Sunday, February 26, 2006 7:02 PM

Can our pilgrmage be to gather around the Cap'n once a year in Cali and worship him.... please...

Oh, wait did I say that out loud?

Please diregard any previous statement uttered by this 'coat. She went temporarily insane. She seems to be better now. Well, sort of.

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

DAVESHAYNE

Sunday, February 26, 2006 7:07 PM

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Originally posted by Hixie129:
DAVESHAYNE that’s pretty good. Does the church need only one ordained minister of an already recognized church in order to start another church? I don't like knowing that the IRS will be looking at us.

Ok, I should have said this in the first post but I am not a lawyer. Not only am I not a lawyer I don't even play one on television. That said I'm not sure if it's even a legal requirement to havea previously ordained minister it just makes things smoother. As to the IRS the only reason to incorporate as a religion is for tax purposes so if you don't want the feds on you then just don't incorporate. Sure you lose the tax exemption but taxation in the states isn't all that onerous. I'd say it's only really worth it if you have enough money going through your organization to make it worthwhile to pay a lawyer and an accountant to keep all of the tax stuff in order.

David

"A lot of people are asking me, you know, what exactly is Firefly? It's a tv show you morons!" - Joss Whedon

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