Actually if you are in "bad" standing you are excommunicated from the LDS church. Needless to say they do help people but it is usually people inside the church walls first. Very little of their money goes to what we would say is honest helping the poor charitable work.
-J.J. On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 3:25 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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:357308 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
