Anonymous v. Scientology

[Aemilius Paulus]

Religion shouldn't get special rights such as tax-free status.

I agree. Sure, they perform humanitarian work, but they are also home to a whole stack of other more questionable activities. Not to mention their mission trips to other nations only make life harder for the many converts, as the new Christians in the developing countries may face persecution from the gov't or their own people.

For instance, I know one professor, who taught a philosophy of religion class, and who was balking at Christian missionaries in China. She said the missionaries would talk the Chinese to or leave Christian material in or near the homes of the local populace, and the next day, those natives may and are at times or more often taken away. For interrogation, or worse, for imprisonment.