The last sentence of their response found here: http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-financial-independence

> The key to understanding the Church is to see it not as a worldwide corporation, but as millions of faithful members in thousands of congregations across the world following Christ and caring for each other and their neighbors.

Translation: the key to understanding us is to change your perception, because if there's a problem, it's yours not ours.

This narcissistic myopia is consistent with my experience as a member for 44 yrs. However, that was fine for them when they controlled all the information, but they're going to feel some pain, if they haven't already. It might get so bad that they'll even admit it at some point.

If they are so confident in their finances being so christ-like and humanitarian based, why are their books closed? The only reason you have to hide something is if there is something worth hiding.

And that's the bottom line.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765589521/Out-of-bounds-Businessweek-cover-story-distorts.html

Fished this one out of the ol' bullchip catcher...

>And traditional accounting can't begin to value the time and expertise volunteered within America's congregations.

They found a non-Mormon evangelical to offer a sympathetic voice...

>"This cover ridicules respected spiritual leaders and the Mormon faith by distorting a picture of sacred value and respect and turning it into a caricature.

>"To be clear," said Mouw, "a journalistic examination and analysis regarding the financial practices of any group is always fair game. But if such mocking and distortion were focused on Evangelicals or Catholics, we would call foul. For the Mormon community — and all of us — this is out of bounds."

I think pointing out that LDS charitable contributions for the last 30 years amounted to less than 2% of total gross income is hardly out of bounds.



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We take your money and then claim your volunteer time as our charitable giving.

During the recession we run the cannery for profits so we keep this resource safe for you until we really need it.

We take all your tithes and donations in to the COB and give you back a penance of whats collected to run local programs on. Then we give you a calling where you will need to come out of pocket to support.

We run our church efficiently and profitably.

and then you know exactly what they're up to.

The first ten comments in the reader's section below the article are from mormons. They are spitting mad. They are irrational. They are in "I drank the kool aid" style. Mormons are flooding the comments with a combination of propaganda and "How dare you!"

This is why it's important for them to maintain that "14 million and growing" number. It's to validate their heinously large prophet/profit margin.

Kim Kardashian has 15 million followers and growing.

"The key to understanding us is...QUICK LOOK OVER THERE...."



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TRUST US!


For all the Captain fans ou there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbcUBJosySM