User talk:Kbandrews

hey kevin, its Josh from the forum. i am one of the silent editors (ie no log in for wikipedia) to maintain the correctness. Nice seeing you add to it. 132.18.128.6 13:52, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

ULC.net removal.
The reason is discussed in the Talk:Universal_Life_Church page.

74.193.235.188 20:08, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Universal Life Church
Please note that if you wish to include something in a Wikipedia article where others disagree, you need to discuss the issue on the talk page and convince others of the encyclopedic reasons for its inclusion. You are not allowed to simply return every few weeks and re-add the link without discussion. If you contine in this manner, you will be blocked from editing. —Centrx→talk &bull; 22:01, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

The three main ULC sites all currently are not 501(c)3.
This is misleading, in that while the church has not made the effort to apply for formal recognition of the government, the Internal Revenue Code clearly states that a church falls under 501c3 by default. This is necessary, as to require otherwise would present a constitutional problem for the IRC. The government does not get to determine whether a church is "recognized" or not.

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p557/ch03.html (Churches not required to file form 1023, the application for 501c3 status)

Automatic Exemption for Churches IRS Publication p1828 clearly states that churches are automatically exempt and fall under 501c3 by definition: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1828.pdf

This is important, because religious freedom is central to the mission and purpose of the ULC. Asking the government for "permission" to be a church flies in the face of the whole purpose of the church, and the reasons for which it was formed in the first place. Hence, the church does not strive to be listed on the government's list of "approved" churches.