A comedian is trying to prove that his Twitter account is a religion so he doesn't have to pay taxes

Brandon Scott Wolf didn't ask to be a leader. He's asking you to be a follower.

The NYC-based comedian and creator of DateBrandonScottWolf.com and FightBrandonScottWolf.com has now launched FollowBrandonScottWolf.com: his attempt to increase his Twitter following to 100,000 in order to make a convincing case to the government that his Twitter account is a religion. Added benefit: He can then file as a religion and not pay taxes.

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"It's a religion for everyone," he says. "Even the people who say, 'Brandon, what you're doing is offensive." Read more...

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