Sorry...but here's the difference...While a LOT of what's produced on these Florida ranches is utilized for charitable purposes, that's not so across the board.
This article -- LDS Church ranch making big impact in Florida -- indicates that this "NON-PROFIT" entity has devoted "...450 acres of potatoes for Frito Lay Chips..."...
Not only is there wonderment at how it is that Mormon "volunteers" come to work this as some supposed "real healthy physical and spiritual mission field"...
...but tell us...how are for- profit entities supposed to be able to compete with churches operating as competitors in selling potatoes to corporations like Frito Lay? They aren't just getting huge tax discrepancies, but employ largely "slave labor" as well!
And, btw, this isn't simply a problem with the HUGE swath of Florida land...even Mormon potato growers in Idaho have been complaining [The Mormon owns a LOT of such acreage in states like Idaho and Washington]
Declo farmer Mark Darrington, however, is also concerned the church intended to take over management and does not see that as being in the best interest of his community. "I am an active member of the Mormon Church, but facts is facts,” he said. “I did not want them to turn this into a big corporate farm because of the impact on the local community.” For one, he said, “local vendors are bypassed. I think that puts a bad taste not just in non-members’ mouth but also in members’ mouth.” ...He said the church setting up a large entity and garnering large potato contracts would have an adverse effect...“The church tends to not cooperate with growers,” he said.
Source: Farmers face off with LDS Church
I totally follow what you’re saying, and there are definitely issues, and getting so called volunteers raises eyebrows. but it really, to me, doesn’t change my point that in this country, we really have developed a culture where we don’t point things out while identifying a religion.
we certainly don’t say, for example, how come the federal reserve is 99 per cent jewish, as are Hollywood producers, new York money managers, etc etc.
shouldn’t we ask the fed should be more diverse?
shouldn’t we demand that money manger’s be more open to minorities?
so I don’t know that we can point to Mormons the way we don’t point to other groups.
What part of “they sell the excess” from their welfare needs did you not understand?
Or are you ignoring it?