Quote If you’re a private organization, unless somebody complains, you can be as secretive as you want, especially with policies and trade secrets; but, if you’re fully or partly funded by taxpayers’ money, you have a social obligation to answer to public inquiries.
Tax-exempted religious organizations are considered partly funded by taxpayers' money. In an open society, inquiry is king.
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"Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"