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Whistleblower to IRS: "Mormon Church has amassed $100 billion in tax-empt fund

Dan From Smithville

The Flying Elvises, Utah Chapter
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If they don't know what they're doing, then I should leave my Church. Every life is precious. Any harm of people is wicked if it is intended.
But you will have my non-Mormon back, right? We should probably clear that up before the shindig starts air we are going be pretty embarrassed at the after party.
 

Left Coast

This Is Water
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It depends on what you mean by Mormon. If Mormon means that you are good, regardless of whether you've been baptized or know about my Church, then it would be Mormons against non-Mormons.
If by Mormon you mean a member of my Church, there are bad members of my Church and good people who aren't members.

If that's the case, then it's monumentally foolish for the Mormon church to amass money for this purpose. They have no way to predict if bad Mormons might have access to this money and use it for wicked purposes.

No, we are not training in any military tactics. The military comes to our Missionary Training Centers to see how we do it because we train for preaching better then they train for fighting. We don't look to them for advice.

You're telling me this is an actual military war coming and you're not training for it? What happened to caring about Jesus' commandments? This thing isn't gonna be won by going door to door efficiently when drones are firing at you.

If they were allies then there wickedness would not be because of how they treat each other but their wickedness would be determined by if they fought other groups and why and what were the nature of those other groups; do they seek to harm other groups?

Got it, so the "wicked" won't actually be harming each other like you said 5 minutes ago.
 

robocop (actually)

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If that's the case, then it's monumentally foolish for the Mormon church to amass money for this purpose. They have no way to predict if bad Mormons might have access to this money and use it for wicked purposes.

Please call us LDS. The LDS Church is trying to improve the righteousness of its members and the whole world at the same time. It wants to increase joy throughout the world and have more members.

You're telling me this is an actual military war coming and you're not training for it? What happened to caring about Jesus' commandments? This thing isn't gonna be won by going door to door efficiently when drones are firing at you.

Because it's on the horizon.

Got it, so the "wicked" won't actually be harming each other like you said 5 minutes ago.

A wicked person is someone who harms others. And scripture tells us that they will have infighting. But that doesn't mean you have to do infighting to be wicked.
 

robocop (actually)

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Premium Member
I do, but you have only my word on that and no way to know for sure.

As I study the Book of Mormon this year, I will be looking at ways that the Lord will discriminate between those that keep His commandments and those that do not, so that the ones may prosper and be secure and others won't I guess.
 

Dan From Smithville

The Flying Elvises, Utah Chapter
Staff member
Premium Member
If that's the case, then it's monumentally foolish for the Mormon church to amass money for this purpose. They have no way to predict if bad Mormons might have access to this money and use it for wicked purposes.



You're telling me this is an actual military war coming and you're not training for it? What happened to caring about Jesus' commandments? This thing isn't gonna be won by going door to door efficiently when drones are firing at you.



Got it, so the "wicked" won't actually be harming each other like you said 5 minutes ago.
It is all very confusing. I am still unclear what Christ needs cash for.
 

Dan From Smithville

The Flying Elvises, Utah Chapter
Staff member
Premium Member
As I study the Book of Mormon this year, I will be looking at ways that the Lord will discriminate between those that keep His commandments and those that do not, so that the ones may prosper and be secure and others won't I guess.
I am a little confused on that issue. Only the prosperous are righteous and good? This seems like it would justify a war on poverty.

Also, the prosperous often work less for their money than the less prosperous and some feel they are entitled to the difference. It seems like determining who is and is not will be very difficult. Maybe it would be better to have a 'Killem all and let God sort them lot's policy.
 
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robocop (actually)

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I am a little confused on that issue. Only the prosperous are righteous and good? This seems like it would justify a war on poverty.
The Book of Mormon says America is a promised land where those who keep the commandments will prosper and be secure forever.

I would note that even America's poor have a lot more than Europe's middle class.

Prosper does not have to mean wealth. I'm below the poverty line but I have an extremely good life!

Righteousness can take away desire for material things as well as provide them.
 

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
Who are you to tell God what He needs?
He's god. What does he possibly need money for? If he can make a vessel that isn't sea worthy survive a terrible storm, being people back from the dead, fed the multitudes on very little, means from heaven, why does God need money? Can't he just make a debit or credit card with unlimited funds?And even then, why would an omnipotent being do that?
 

Dan From Smithville

The Flying Elvises, Utah Chapter
Staff member
Premium Member
A vague non-answer. If the Mormons are saving up for an army they will be looking to destroy somebody too. Is it us non-believers?
I won't go after you for that unless you have chocolate. Then all bets are off. Even then, I'll probably just take it and let you go.
 

robocop (actually)

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
I am a little confused on that issue. Only the prosperous are righteous and good? This seems like it would justify a war on poverty.

Also, the prosperous often work less for their money than the less prosperous and some feel they are entitled to the difference. It seems like determining who is and is not will be very difficult. Maybe it would be better to have a 'Killem all and let God sort them lot's policy.

I think the hand of God is amazing.

Note that the poor might be poor because of the wicked people we were just discussing.
Note that my Church tries to help.

That should help.
 

robocop (actually)

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Premium Member
In this war, aren't the righteous going to harm the wicked?
It should develop logically. For instance, they would want to minimize total harm might be one way to go. I am not the president of my Church so I can't speak to the logistics of the war. But I can say that the righteous will fight for righteousness while the wicked will fight for wickedness.
 
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