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To: ansel12
Entry to an LDS temple requires an interview with the person's bishop (or one of his counselor) and an interview with the stake president (or one of his counselors). The questions asked at the interviews are identical and I'm sure someone has published them on the internet at some point. One of the questions deals with whether or not the president of the Church is the only person on earth with the authority to declare church doctrine. (The wording is a bit different, but that is essentially the point.) Since the official doctrine of the Church is that a marriage ceremony between two people of the same sex would be invalid, the problem basically goes away.

Now, if you were to ask whether the IRS might declare the LDS church to no longer be a tax exempt organization because of their "hateful" ways, my opinion is that the doctrine would still not change. In 1838, the governor of Missouri signed an executive order making it legal to kill Mormons on sight, and the federal government tried to kill off the Church legally later in the 19th century, so a mere IRS ruling isn't that big a deal. (My opinion, again.)

Right now, I've got too much on my plate to worry about "maybes".

29 posted on 10/23/2014 8:35:03 AM PDT by Pecos (That government governs best which governs least.)
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To: Pecos

What did all that nonsense have to do with my post?

To worship in the Mormon temples requires ID that must be reissued every two years, after two interviews from church leadership, verifying among other things, that you truly give at least 10% of your income to them.


30 posted on 10/23/2014 8:40:35 AM PDT by ansel12 ( LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nationÂ’s electorate for democrats)
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