In the U.S. ALL religious organizations even the Roman Catholic Church must abide by federal laws like RICO, including payment of taxes & labor laws. This is the beauty of having a strong government over religion.
The Sept. 18, 2014 referendum in Scotland should remind all Filipinos that our parents were not consulted when known Japanese collaborator Manuel A. Roxas sought independence that the U.S. Senate illegally, irresponsibly and prematurely granted with the ratification of the 1946 Treaty of Manila on 22 Oct. 1946.
On Nov. 6, 2012 a referendum was held in Puerto Rico and only a tiny 6 percent of Puerto Ricans voted for independence.
Jose Ramos who was against independence explained: “I prefer that the United States helps us, because to stand on our own two feet, no,” said the father of three. “I don’t want this to become a republic. That scares me.”
See: Puerto Rico vote endorses statehood with asterisk
By BEN FOX and DANICA COTO | Associated Press – 9 hrs ago Wednesday, November 07, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/puerto-rico-vote-endorses-statehood-asterisk-205404726.html
Now watch these three men who believe they are Jesus Christ:
First is the one in Russia, a former traffic cop in Siberia named Sergei Torop. He lives in the rural area of Siberia. He has about 5,000 followers.
Second is David Shayler of England who has practically no support and thus lives in the squatters area outside London.
The third and most successful self-proclaimed Jesus Christ is Apollo Carreón Quiboloy of the Philippines who claims to have millions of poor followers, lives in a mansion and owns a private jet!
Sergei Torop, Vissarion, (the teacher) may have the looks of Jesus Christ but Quiboloy the Pinoy has the mansion and private jet in a Third World country.
Of these three the most secured Jesus Christ is the one in the Philippines. He is untouchable because if his church activities is investigated, so would the Roman Catholic Clergy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4tFEJ5eCr8
The big issue with the Roman Catholic clergy is they insist on giving the very advice they themselves refuse to take. They tell parishioners to get a job, get married, have kids,use only the highly unreliable rhythm method and all of these they vow not to do! Why is that?
Advanced and industrialized countries could afford unproductive members of society that is the clergy. But Third World countries like the Philippines do not have the luxury of having these economically unproductive members of society. What is puzzling is the fact that our Lord Jesus Christ and His Apostles have life skills either as a carpenter, fishermen or even a tax collector. Why is it so difficult for Roman Catholic clergy to learn some trade or life skills? How about being a teacher? They are very intelligent, disciplined and above average moral character! They really should multiply. Otherwise society will produce off springs that on the average are less intelligent, dishonest, corrupt , vile and unfitting members of society because the good, healthy intelligent men and women are not supposed to reproduce.
Sources claim these are some of the investments of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. 
