Posted on 01/18/2012 7:46:32 AM PST by greyfoxx39
Those of whom he was most contemptuous were the self-righteous. You and your fellows would do well to remember that.
The could do an audit, WHEN mitt releases his TAX FORMS. Why don’t he?
I remember quite a few years when a UTAH maker of a full automatic .22 laser sighted machine gun gave a huge amount of stock to the Mormon church.
The machine rifle was for use by prison guards.
Malachi 3:8
“Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.”
Don’t be silly. This is a pro-Romney thread. The poster is pointing out that Romney is paying his tithing per the Good Book. I hope the poster doesn’t get into any trouble about it! :-)
They don’t need his tax forms to perform an in-house audit
Conspiracy, well that just goes with the program when someone refuses to disclose. Only way to stop it is RELEASE THE TAX FORMS.
Possible that he is more afraid of the LDS, than he is of the nonmormon American public?
OK, I'll admit my confusion. Can you explain the horror in that statement for me?
Yeah, I would much rather support someone who sat under the teachings of Reverend White—at least his church pretends to be Christian!
Personally, I don’t like Mitt and I believe the LDS is not part of Christ’s church. However, I have found that Mormons put most Christians to shame when it comes to charity. They may have a different bible, but they live out Biblical principles—good neighbors and good allies in my book.
Good for Romney - not sure why this would be perceived as a negative. As a Catholic, many find it bizarre that we “eat” the body and “drink” the blood of Christ during Communion.
I’m more concerned about people’s conduct rather than their faith. We can all critique Romney for his past political positions, but Mormons are some of the most decent people I have ever met.
Apparently it’s the same “church” that sends teenage know nothings door to door trying to convince simpletons that they have the all the answers.
Just look in the Bible.
Oops! Not that Bible...the other one that none of the other churches recognize...
The TAX FORMS (what he reported to IRS),will disclose the needed information for all the see for a proper audit by the American people, and before it is redacted.
“Apparently it’s the same “church” that sends teenage know nothings door to door trying to convince simpletons that they have the all the answers.”
So What???
Just that it’s annoying...and in some cases harassing.
I meant to copy you on #67. The trouble with a choice of faith confuses me unless it means killing non-believers, of course.
I really don’t care if the LDS does an audit. If they feel they need to look into anything further, that’s their business.
btw - They don’t need his tax forms to find out how much the stocks were worth before & after they were gifted. They can check with their broker
Yeah, well I don’t like it when the Jehovah’s Witnesses do it either. Sometimes I don’t answer the door.
You can put up a sign, too.
Exactly.
The Mormon church has become the wealthiest church per capita in America. It does not disclose its finances, but attempts have been made to estimate church revenue and assets.
In 1997, Time magazine estimated church assets totaled "a minimum of $30 billion." Richard and Joan K. Ostling in their 1999 book Mormon America put a "conservative" estimate of total assets at $25 to $30 billion, noting that it was likely "well beyond that." Though the church criticized Time's calculations as excessive, according to the Ostlings, it "did not provide even the vaguest hints as to what was wrong and what the truth might be."
The Mormon church's financial growth has been fueled by "sacred taxation" -- tithing. To be of good standing, all Mormons must tithe, or give 10 percent of their gross income to the church. The Ostlings' research concluded that annual tithing revenue, as of the mid-1990s, was likely between $4.25 and $5.3 billion.
Not all Mormons tithe, but tithing is a requirement of keeping a temple recommend allowing Mormons to enter the temple, and the percentage of members who pay tithing is very high, probably well over 60 percent.
The church also manages a large amount of commercial investments, mostly through its Deseret Management Corporation. The Ostlings estimate revenue from those enterprises at $600 million annually and describe the holdings:
"Their enterprises range from a $16 billion insurance company to perhaps $6 billion in stock and bonds, if not more. There's a $172 million chain of radio stations (seventh-largest in the country). The church's more than 150 farms and ranches, including America's largest cattle ranch, make it one of the largest landowners in the nation. The farms and ranches encompass somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 million acres, roughly equal to the size of the state of Delaware."
The church's religious buildings and property, while included in the asset estimates, are considered expenses and not sources of revenue. The church also channels significant funds into humanitarian work; it claims annual donations in the tens of millions of dollars and activities in 147 countries.
btw - I think the kids trying to sell cleaning products, magazines and candybars for who knows what “charitable” org. are more annoying - I get a lot more of those than Mormons.
Mormons - nice neighbors, good citizens......but it’s a business not a religion.
You really need to learn about mormonISM.
When you do get back to me then we will talk.
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