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Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption

Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption was a legally recognized church in the United States, established by comedian and satirist John Oliver.〔 Laura Bradley, August 17, 2015, Slate Magazine, (Praise Be to John Oliver, Who Started a Church Just to Expose Televangelists ), Retrieved August 17, 2015, "... Oliver joined televangelist Robert Tilton’s mailing list for $20. In seven months, Oliver received 26 letters—almost one per week—and paid a total of $319, receiving little more than some weird packets of oil and a tracing of the preacher’s foot in return ..."〕 The apparent purpose for creating the church was to expose and ridicule televangelists who preach the "prosperity gospel" as a way to defraud victims of their money,〔〔 and to bring greater attention to the issue of tax-exempt status for churches and charities with little oversight by the government.〔 Abby Ohlheiser, August 17, 2015, Washington Post, (Comedian John Oliver takes on the prosperity gospel by becoming a televangelist ), Retrieved August 17, 2015, "... “Robert Tilton, Kenneth Copeland and other pastors of their ilk have been taking advantage of the open-ended IRS definition of the word ‘church’ and procuring a litany of tax breaks,” Oliver says on Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption’s Web site. ..."〕〔 Jonathan Ore, CBC News, August 17, 2015, (John Oliver mocks televangelists by registering his own church, accepting donations: Church leaders in the U.S. raise millions of dollars in tax-free donations to buy mansions and jets ), Retrieved August 17, 2015, "... U.S. tax laws allow for a breathtakingly open interpretation of how to define a church or religious organization — which qualify for tax-free donations from followers. ..."〕 Oliver announced the formation of his church on August 16, 2015, on his show ''Last Week Tonight'' in a twenty-minute-long segment.〔 Melissa Locker, August 17, 2015, Time Magazine, (John Oliver Becomes a Televangelist and Finally Starts His Own Church ), Retrieved August 18, 2015, "... The satirical aim of Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption will be to collect copious, tax-exempt donations ..."〕
Oliver announced that the Church will be shutting down during his show on September 13, 2015, after receiving semen in the mail from multiple people. All previous monetary donations have been forwarded to Doctors Without Borders.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Closed. Praise Be Unto You )〕
==Creation==

Oliver hired lawyers to set up his church as a legal entity, partly as a way to demonstrate that it is "disturbingly easy", in terms of paperwork, to set up a tax-exempt religious organization as viewed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).〔 As Oliver explained, the requirements needed to be defined as a "church" are quite broad. Since regulatory guidelines require an established location for a church, Oliver chose his studio location in New York City as its official location,〔 although he registered the nonprofit organization in the state of Texas.〔 Brian Pellot, August 18, 2015, Religion News Service, (‘Megareverend’ John Oliver trolls televangelists with new tax-exempt church ), Retrieved August 19, 2015, "... Oliver registered his church as a nonprofit corporation in Texas, named his New York studio as its “established place of worship,” ..."〕 Oliver's 'megachurch' has a toll-free phone number which permits callers to donate to the church, and said that any money collected would be redistributed to the charitable relief organization Doctors Without Borders upon the church's dissolution.〔 Nate Scott, August 17, 2015 , USA Today, (John Oliver takes on televangelism on 'Last Week Tonight' ), Retrieved August 17, 2015, "... You can donate to the church, too. (Though eventually, all the donations will be moved to Doctors Without Borders.) ..."〕〔 Claire Bracken, August 17, 2015, Pedestrian News, (John Oliver launches his very own anti-Evangelist church ), Retrieved August 18, 2015, "... John Oliver ran a segment on "church's who exploit people's faith for monetary gain" and explored the ease at which these can be created in America ..."〕
Oliver criticized the practices of televangelists such as Kenneth Copeland and Robert Tilton as predatory, seeking donations from distressed people with promises of curing sickness through prayer, or of helping people of marginal means get out of credit card debt, by sending cash through the mail.〔 In his broadcast on August 16, Oliver revealed letters of his months-long correspondence with Tilton, in which Oliver sent cash through the mail, only to receive more solicitations from Tilton, with nothing substantial in return.〔〔〔 Oliver criticized pastors such as Tilton, Copeland and his wife Gloria, Creflo Dollar and others for "taking advantage of the open-ended IRS definition of the word ‘church’ and procuring a litany of tax breaks", according to a report in the ''Washington Post''.〔

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