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That should cover the cost of magic underwear too.

What a tired, old, dreary comment. I suppose you think you’re clever by retreading this backhanded attack? I’ve heard this kind of crap since I was a kid. You don’t know what you’re talking about.

Nobody in this country cared 120 years ago when the LDS church was nearly bankrupt from having all of its assets seized over polygamy. Now that they’ve been good stewards of their funds and recovered, people have problems with it? The LDS church also runs one of the most extensive charitable organizations in the world, along with an extensive missionary program. Reagan said that the country’s welfare system should be modeled after the LDS Church’s. Also, the clergy is a lay clergy, along with all the time that’s donated by its members. Having no payroll really saves a lot of money. Are these bad things? Near my town alone, the LDS Church gave $200K to the Krishnas when they ran out of money trying to build their temple in Salem, UT.

It’s sad when people attack an organization for doing the right thing.

The very thing you mentioned, I read up on many years ago. They wanted to be a state in the United States and got into a scrap with the US over polygamy. I read about the asset seizure. Then all of a sudden the leader of the LDS said he had a revelation from God, that no more polygamy. Funny how that works.

Then I also read about blacks not being allowed to be priests in the 70's. Story caught on from local paper to national news. A lot of pressure and whining occurred. All of a sudden, the leader of the church said he had a revelation that black people should be able to be priests.

If that's what you believe then believe it. My comment shouldn't mean anything to you. My opinion is not the gospel. I question any religion such as this that came about in 1830, nearly 2000 years after the Lord. Talking about a spaceship, your own planet, etc.

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In 2019, it was revealed that the charity had secretly been used by people within the Vatican to buy luxury property in London and to fund movies such as the 2019 Elton John biopic Rocketman. It has also been used to finance the budget deficit of the Holy See.