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The Church of Scientology has argued in its requests for tax exemption that Scientology courses must have fixed fees - a practice that otherwise goes against the prohibition of quid pro quo transactions in tax-exempt organizations - because of this religious doctrine. ^[2] Quid pro quo (Latin for something for something, many times understood by English speakers as what for what or tit for tat) is used to mean, in the English speaking world, a favor for a favor (in other linguistic contexts, such as Portuguese and French, it means a misunderstanding, a...

Critics have noted that Scientology's Federal tax-exempt status violates this Doctrine, because the Church members use roads, police, the military, the fire department, and many other Federal and municipal tax-supported services. ^[3]

Quotes

"This system of mandatory fixed charges is based on a central tenet of Scientology known as the "doctrine of exchange," according to which any time a person receives something he must pay something back.... In so doing, a Scientologist maintains "inflow" and "outflow" and avoids spiritual decline." - U.S. Supreme Court, Hernandez v. Commissioner 490 U.S. 680. ^[4]

References

1. ↑ scientology-lies.com: "Scientology as a Business"
2. ↑ "Scientology's Tax Exemption Should be Rescinded", by Jeff Jacobsen, 2001.
3. ↑ lisamcpherson.org on the Doctrine of Exchange
4. ↑ Hernandez v. Commissioner, U.S. Supreme Court