These are the types of homes the bishops and apostles at the top of the LDS pyramid scheme are building in Utah. Only 3% of tithing revenue is spent on bona fide charity programs. The rest is spent on real estate and other stockpiles of wealth.
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When I was growing up in Utah, the debate centered around "offerings".
Do you pay 10% of your net? Or 10% of your gross? Do you pay tithing on social security income? How much extra should you pay on Fast Sunday (a monthly thing)?
It's all about giving your money to the church. Because rewards in heaven, and god is watching, and all that.
@ScottSoCal It's what cults do. They also spawn MLM "businesses" (pyramid schemes) designed around affinity fraud. Businesses selling snake oil products like "supplements" that are considered unethical or even illegal outside of Utah.