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You know...back in the 80's my sister-in-law's dad was really big into scientology. he makes no secret of it and will tell you right out it was just a way to make ridiculous amounts of money. But again, many "major" religions take money for the "services" they provide. Most any catholic church will take money to build a bigger better church (because we all know that the bigger the chruch, the more god you can pack in, right?). Many protestant churches will actually mandate "tidings". That is to say, if you don't pay up, you get kicked out. As for the jews...well...I don't know about them. I've only been to a sinigogue a few times in my life and it was for bar/bat mitzvahs. Buddhists give things, too...although it's usually in the order of material things for reasons too long to for me to go into, it's all pretty much the same.