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  • #406
    Originally posted by myboynoah View Post
    It's gotta take years to convert for-profit farms into welfare enterprises.
    If so, someone should tell the unnamed LDS Newsroom writer:

    Agricultural holdings now operated as for-profit enterprises can be converted into welfare farms in the event of a global food crisis.
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    • #407
      Originally posted by DU Ute View Post
      Apparently this could be the big one, the revelation that brings the Church to its knees! This is the place for discussing all the chaos and doom that this article will surely bring once it is released. In the meantime, I thought it would be nice place for some wild and irresponsible speculation.
      Here's the Big One....

      http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news...indicates?lite

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      • #408
        Originally posted by kccougar View Post
        Here's the Big One....

        http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news...indicates?lite


        "Most of the revenue of the religion is from the U.S., and a large percentage comes from an elite cadre of wealthy donors, like Mitt Romney," said Cragun. "(It) is a religion that appeals to economically successful men by rewarding their financial acuity with respect and positions of prestige within the religion."
        Does this "reward" happen? Or at least is this the perception that non-members or possibly members have?

        Edit: agree there really isn't much to the article other than the mormon church is rich, which isn't anything new.
        Last edited by Sullyute; 08-13-2012, 04:20 PM.
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        • #409
          Originally posted by Sullyute View Post
          Does this "reward" happen? Or at least is this the perception that non-members or possibly members have?
          Yeah, give me a break. The reward is they add another fulltime job to your schedule, and if you make it into the "paid" realm, you hand over your life and get a whole new set of rules by which to live.
          Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!!

          For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

          Not long ago an obituary appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune that said the recently departed had "died doing what he enjoyed most—watching BYU lose."

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          • #410
            Originally posted by myboynoah View Post
            Yeah, give me a break. The reward is they add another fulltime job to your schedule, and if you make it into the "paid" realm, you hand over your life and get a whole new set of rules by which to live.
            But think of the prestige and respect!

            I read through a bunch of comments and was surprised at the number of people who argued that the church should pay taxes on its business earnings. Ya think?

            I also learned this from a very informed commenter:
            the Mormon Church REQUIRES 1/10th of your AGI (as shown on Line nn on your tax return) to be given to the Church. The penalty is excommunication.
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            • #411
              Originally posted by Lost_Student View Post

              I also learned this from a very informed commenter:

              Anyone that's been a ward financial clerk knows this. The people we suspect of paying less are asked to present their prior year's tax return to compare to their tithes for that year.

              If they fall below 10% AGI, they are excommunicated immediately and on the spot by the financial clerk.

              It's all very secretive.

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              • #412
                Originally posted by Portland Ute View Post
                It's all very secretive.
                What? It's all completely transparent. Why would anyone get confused?

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                • #413
                  Originally posted by Portland Ute View Post
                  Anyone that's been a ward financial clerk knows this. The people we suspect of paying less are asked to present their prior year's tax return to compare to their tithes for that year.

                  If they fall below 10% AGI, they are excommunicated immediately and on the spot by the financial clerk.

                  It's all very secretive.
                  Damn, since I should have been excommunicated 10 years ago, should I just stop paying tithing now?
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                  —Abraham Maslow

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                  • #414
                    Originally posted by WashingtonCoug View Post
                    Damn, since I should have been excommunicated 10 years ago, should I just stop paying tithing now?
                    Search, ponder and pray.
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                    • #415
                      Originally posted by Lost_Student View Post
                      But think of the prestige and respect!

                      I read through a bunch of comments and was surprised at the number of people who argued that the church should pay taxes on its business earnings. Ya think?

                      I also learned this from a very informed commenter:
                      the Mormon Church REQUIRES 1/10th of your AGI (as shown on Line nn on your tax return) to be given to the Church. The penalty is excommunication.
                      Wait, we can pay on AGI??!
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                      • #416
                        Originally posted by Sullyute View Post
                        It will be interesting to see how quickly the church converts its ag holdings to welfare farms...

                        Disaster New Network - US drought pushes world food crisis

                        Telegraph - Worst drought since 1956 threatens world food crisis
                        When the church does this I hope they mess with their antagonizers. Like when Joseph put the goblet in Benjamin's sack. We can be all like, "Uh, oh. Looks like the evangelicals have sticky fingers. Gimme back my silver and you can have your welfare farm food."

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                        • #417
                          Originally posted by kccougar View Post
                          Here's the Big One....

                          http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news...indicates?lite

                          I stopped here:

                          The church is full of successful businessmen, including... entertainer Donny Osmond.

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                          • #418
                            Originally posted by Donuthole View Post
                            Wait, we can pay on AGI??!
                            I think Mitt paid 9.7% of his AGI, per his released returns.
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