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Ex Aedibus
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Date: July 29, 2014 01:29PM
It's unfortunate that the LDS church uses these types of things to control their members.
Also, why can't they be honest about how the money is spent? The Utah Lighthouse Ministry, the organization founded by LDS church critics and researchers Jerald and Sandra Tanner, publishes their financial reports annually on GuideStar. Here is their form 990:
http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2012/942/874/2012-942874948-094cc05c-9.pdfThe Freedom from Religion Foundation also publishes their financial reports on GuideStar, too.
If the church's biggest critics and some of the biggest critics of religion can be transparent, why can't the LDS church?
I understand that the fear of losing one's sealings is very real. I do not believe in sealing or anything the LDS church teaches. But I can understand the fear.