5 Our primary activity is the cultivation and planting of trees. This is ongoing. Through the organization of the Church, we hope to accelerate our planting of trees. Our main secondary activity is to work towards establishing an industry of papermaking from appropriate fiber sources (e.g., kenaf, hemp, rice, straw, etc.) to relieve trees from the assaults of the pulp and paper industry for wood chips. As a hand paper maker, I experiment with alternative fibers and am ready to proceed to papermaking on a larger scale as a pilot project for the future. Thereafter, a period of correspondence ensued between respondent and petitioner concerning petitioner's support and activities in which petitioner engaged or proposed to engage. In 1994, in response to inquiries from respondent, petitioner indicated that it was willing to amend its charter of organization in certain respects and enclosed a proposed draft of language for such amendment. Nevertheless, the record does not show that such amendment to petitioner's articles of organization was ever adopted. In April 1994, respondent notified petitioner that she proposed to rule adversely to petitioner's request for exemption on the grounds, inter alia, that it was not a church. In May 1994, petitioner protested this proposed ruling. Nevertheless, on January 10, 1995, respondent issued her final adverse ruling letter, denying petitioner's request for exemption under section 501(c)(3). In denying petitioner's request for exemption, respondent stated:Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
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