Senate to investigate finances of selected televangelists.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I think that the purpose of the law is that many religious organizations in the past concerned themselves primarily with charitable works. As that has become less and less the case, I think it's time that Congress revisited that part of the Tax Code.

I think that's a very broad generalization over the entire category of "religion". I would say that there are many religions/sects/denominations who still primarily focus on charity, and to lump them in the same category as those who don't is frankly insulting.