flexghost.Teachers pay taxes.
Nurses pay taxes.
Bus drivers pay taxes.
You pay taxes.
The Mormon church is a real estate holding company with a Political Action Committees as a hobby.
Tax them.
Rory@flexghost You would think that they would be using that money to help those in need... Instead, I'm sure that money is going to right-wing hacks... with the promise that if republicans win, those in dire need lose... Are we sure that this Mormon place is a church, and not a MAGA town hall?
Karl Oscar Weber@customer228 @flexghost Hi friends.
I’m LDS, and I looked into this fund. The articles/whistleblower are kind of disingenuous. The church has a savings fund that they’ve been building for something like 50 years.
The church spends billions a year for basically charity stuff. Plus the church has a really comprehensive private welfare system: Food, Clothes, Furniture, Rent.
It’s just kinda silly.
Brian Beeler@Kowfm @flexghost "I’m LDS, and I looked into this fund. The articles/whistleblower are kind of disingenuous."
How are they disingenuous? Please be specific. From what I've read they seem credible. The whistleblower has submitted proof tithing funds were transferred to Beneficial Financial Group (a Church owned company) in 2009 to support it during the 2008 housing crash. That is a direct violation of US Federal law.
Do you think Australia's tax fraud lawsuit is also disingenuous?
@brianbeeler @Kowfm because he doesn’t like what they’re saying therefore it’s fake news.
I wonder how disingenuous all the reporting of LDS sexual abuse of children and adults are?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/23b-awarded-sex-abuse-lawsuit-named-mormon-church-98916403
https://www.insider.com/mormon-church-set-up-help-line-to-bury-abuse-accusations-2022-8
@flexghost @brianbeeler I don’t think it’s fake news. I think it’s disingenuous because it removes nuance from the actual situation.
I don’t think the reporting of mismanagement of Sexual abuse claims are disingenuous at all. That’s some fucked up shit and that has to be taken care of.
@Kowfm @flexghost "I think it’s disingenuous because it removes nuance from the actual situation."
Please explain your thoughts on the various levels of "nuance" concerning Mormon church leaders engaging in pedophilia. Maybe it's sometimes acceptable since Joseph Smith had multiple 14 year wives?
Everyone reading this thread knows you won't answer my question and will just change the subject. Why? Because that's all you do. My advice is walk away. No one's buying what you're selling.
@flexghost @brianbeeler Yeah I didn’t say that we need to define abuse. Or that there is nuance there.