[svcw]

In mid-decade, when Utah was tops in bankruptcies, various commentators pinned the blame on Mormon religious and cultural practices, such as tithing, creating large families, buying homes at a young age, and as one critic put it: "the pressure in Mormonism to be, or at least appear, financially successful as proof the Lord is blessing them."

How incredibly sad. At my church we talk about being debt free and living within your means.

My heart breaks for these people.

[JoSixChip]

I’m not Mormon, but I have been learning from and dealing with them as I build my long term food storage. Something they know a lot about. They promote personal responsibility and self reliance, they also welcome the opportunity to help others. If you are hungry or need help, they will not turn you away weather or not you are a member. They get a bad rap because they are all about providing help with the intent of making you self reliant long term. Liberals are all about making you a permanent ward of the state. All I can say is that I would much rather have Mormons for neighbors then almost any other group of people I can think of, well except for maybe NAVY seals.

[GovernmentShrinker]

The LDS Church also teaches its members to avoid debt, and to keep a full year’s worth of food stored. Unfortunately, it also encourages members to marry very young and start having babies right away and have lots of them, and jsut “trust Heavenly Father” to provide a way to pay for it all. The result is a lot of families living on the edge financially, both young couples who hadn’t amassed enough savings and earning ability to really support a family, and their parents who started out the same way, and as a result have meager savings and a large brood of adult offspring over which any financial assistance they can provide must be split.

[Elsie]

You saw it as well!