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To: reaganaut

repeat: I firmly believe in God. I also firmly believe that the evil one encourages religious secularism, animosity, hatred, ridicule and war. Just like politics, there’s money involved; so, the leaders must keep their followers as followers.


102 posted on 10/22/2010 12:11:57 PM PDT by Loud Mime (Intolerant of Intolerance)
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To: Loud Mime

I agree, which is why I oppose the LDS whitewashing of history and doctrine.

The vast majority of Christian denominations don’t do that.


108 posted on 10/22/2010 12:50:34 PM PDT by reaganaut (Ex Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
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To: Loud Mime
repeat: I firmly believe in God. I also firmly believe that the evil one encourages religious secularism, animosity, hatred, ridicule and war. Just like politics, there’s money involved; so, the leaders must keep their followers as followers.

Council on the Disposition of the Tithes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Council on the Disposition of the Tithes (also known as the Council on the Disposition of Tithing) is a leadership body in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, composed of the First Presidency, the Presiding Bishopric, and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The Council determines how the tithing funds of the church will be spent. The Council oversees revenue, investments and expenditures valued at billions of dollars per year.

While the Church employs an independent auditing department which provides an annual report to the Church[1], it has not published full financial reports since 1959.

The Council was established by church founder Joseph Smith, Jr. on 8 July 1838.[2] As of April 2009, the members of the Council are:

Businessmen and attorneys..where are the theology degrees?

140 posted on 10/22/2010 4:52:31 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: Loud Mime
Just like politics, there’s money involved; so, the leaders must keep their followers as followers.

Take a guess how much $$$ in property, and other assets LDS, Inc. has?

196 posted on 10/23/2010 9:53:08 AM PDT by Osage Orange (MOLON LABE)
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