Judging religion and charity - 2010-07-22
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Judging religion and charity July 22, 2010,
Senator Nick Xenophon's back-door approach to bring Scientology under scrutiny through an ill-conceived Tax Amendment Bill on charities has had the effect of alarming religious groups large and small to his unholy crusade. Now they too could be drawn into the strange vortex Xenophon is creating with his call for charities to be measured not only by public benefit (which they currently already are) but also by the criteria of detriment or harm.
{{cite news | first = Mike | last = Ferriss | title = Judging religion and charity | url = http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2959824.htm | work = Opinion | publisher = ABC News (Australia) | date = 2010-07-22 | accessdate = 2011-03-13 }}