The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the law, calling it "anti-Catholic." The bishops say it would force them to break their oaths.
Just follow members of the IRS around until you collect enough info on how they party that you can file frivolous lawsuits against each of them enough that it impacts their work, and then promise to make the lawsuits go away if they make your organization tax-exempt. Call the whole operation something stupid like “Operation Snow White”.
What’s stopping me from making up my own belief system and getting tax-free property and special rights others don’t have?
Just follow members of the IRS around until you collect enough info on how they party that you can file frivolous lawsuits against each of them enough that it impacts their work, and then promise to make the lawsuits go away if they make your organization tax-exempt. Call the whole operation something stupid like “Operation Snow White”.
Not much. See also: The “Church” of Scientology.
Legally, you get more or less the same as any other charitable non-profit. You could just skip the religion part and start a BS NGO.