Well....wait a second here....10% is the recommended threshold for tithing in many churches...but if you don't give that much, you aren't booted out of the church. In fact, I don't think there is any retribution.
So when you say "to be a member of the Mormon Church in good standing"....what happens to a Mormon in BAD standing? My hunch is....nothing. On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 3:20 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I cannot speak to where the money goes, I only know that in order to be a > member in good standing of the Mormon Church, you are required to make a > tithe. Required. When you are required to do give something, regardless of > what it is used for, its no longer a 'donation'. > > BTW - I feel the same way when you are forced to 'donate' money to adopt a > pet. If I have to make a donation in order to get a pet, is it really a > donation? > > I know he donates a lot more than 10% to other charities, and > that should be applauded, not vilified. I will not be so bold as to say > that one charity is more worthy than another. I choose to donate where I > want, he has the same right. > > > On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It goes to helping people, that's what churches do. He also gives a > > lot more than 10% and spreads it out over many worthy causes. > > > > . > > > > On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 4:11 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I think its great he has donated as much as he has to charity. One > thing > > I > > > think that gets overlooked, though, is that to be a member of the > Mormon > > > church you are required to give the church 10% (at least) of your > > earnings > > > every year. To me, that is not 'charity', its more like 'membership > dues' > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:357307 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
