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...church claims to have 6 million U.S. clergy but only one article of faith, a belief in "that which is right and every person's right to interpret what is right"? Answer: the Universal Life Church, which was "born out of the vision of its Founder Kirby S. Hensley" in 1962. Universal Life is only one of 37 groups catalogued in a fascinating new manual entitled Religious Requirements and Practices. Its earnest notes on Hensley's "church" neglect to mention that it is the notorious ordination-by-mail mill that for the past decade has conferred a doctor...
...Britain's Don Rumbelow (The Complete Jack the Ripper) is a London bobby; Los Angeles Cop Joe Wambaugh only recently quit the force. In the tradition of Erie Stanley Gardner, many are lawyers, notably Harold Q. Masur (Bury Me Deep), Francis ("Mike") Nevins Jr. (Publish and Perish), Joe Hensley (A Killing in Gold), and, of course, Englishman Michael Gilbert, creator of the Patrick Petrella series and, be it noted, the author of Raymond Chandler's will. The remarkable P.D. James has a full-time job in the criminal division of Britain's Home Office. Other practitioners also...
Ever since last year, when the Rev. Kirby Hensley defeated the IRS in court, the tax men have had reason to worry. Thanks to his self-created church, Hensley got back $13,000 when he won a dispute over his 1969 federal income taxes. With a bit of determination and effort -to say nothing of prayer-other middle-income taxpayers can wind up owing little or no tax if they set themselves up, like Hensley, as church pastors...
...initial move is to be ordained and get a church charter-a relatively easy gambit. Hensley's Universal Life Church in Modesto, Calif., will do the honors by mail for a $2 ordination charge and a monthly $2 chartering fee. Then, to qualify for the tax break, aspiring holy men-or women-must take a vow of poverty, conduct almost any kind of religious services, turn over their income to their church, and meet the IRS's paperwork requirements. In return, the church can grant them a modest, tax-free living allowance (IRS might pass...
...distinguishing between one man's honest religion and another's faith in the rewards of tax dodging. If the IRS was hoping that no one would notice the loophole, it was bound to be disappointed. Last week in a National Enquirer (circ. 3,805,112) article Hensley claimed that he has ordained 3.5 million people since 1962. "If Congress takes these tax breaks away from everyone-all the churches -that's fine with me," says the illiterate minister and building contractor. "Until then, I think everyone should be allowed to share the wealth...