Hinduism is neither a religion nor Hindus form a religious community

[yogi]

Outlandish it may appear but an Income Tax Tribunal in Maharashtra has held that Hinduism is not a religion and Shiva, Hanuman or Goddess Durga are regarded as “superpowers of the universe” and do not represent a particular religion.

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Nagpur, in a recent order, said the expenses on worshipping Hindu deities and maintenance of temple could not be considered as religious activity.

“Technically, Hinduism is neither a religion nor Hindus form a religious community. Therefore, expenses incurred for worshipping Shiva, Hanuman or Durga and for maintenance of temples cannot be regarded to be for religious purposes. They are merely regarded to be the superpower of the universe,” it said.

The order by accountant-member P.K. Bansal and judicial member D.T. Garasia came on an appeal filed by Shiv Mandir Devsthan Panch Committee Sanstan against an order of Income Tax Commissioner of Nagpur, who had denied the trust an exemption on the ground that more than 5 per cent of its expenses had been on religious activities, thus rendering it ineligible for such concession.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/hinduism-no-religion-shiva-a-superpower-says-it-tribunal/article4516051.ece

[Seva Lamberdar]

"Outlandish it may appear but an Income Tax Tribunal in Maharashtra has held that Hinduism is not a religion and Shiva, Hanuman or Goddess Durga are regarded as “superpowers of the universe” and do not represent a particular religion." Yogi
>>> Outlandish? It is not.
It is just that the Income Tax Tribunal from Maharashra is stacked with morons who shouldn't be bothering about deciding as to what is religion and what is not religion.
Btw, some months ago a minister from Maharashtra was accusing the Hindus of terrorism. Recently he is rumored to have mistakenly read the same page twice in his official speech in the Parliament or some other official meeting.
Do these guys running the country have any clue?

[Kris]

[quote="yogi"]Outlandish it may appear but an Income Tax Tribunal in Maharashtra has held that Hinduism is not a religion and Shiva, Hanuman or Goddess Durga are regarded as “superpowers of the universe” and do not represent a particular religion.

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Nagpur, in a recent order, said the expenses on worshipping Hindu deities and maintenance of temple could not be considered as religious activity.

“Technically, Hinduism is neither a religion nor Hindus form a religious community. Therefore, expenses incurred for worshipping Shiva, Hanuman or Durga and for maintenance of temples cannot be regarded to be for religious purposes. They are merely regarded to be the superpower of the universe,” it said.



>>>> Looks like are they are tripping all over themselves to justify a previous denial of a tax advantage to a temple. Of course, it could be they are outright idiots who haven't been within a thousand miles of the concept of coherence.

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