Also, I have a serious problem with any church organization requiring one hands over ownership of their properties to them.... Jim Jones did this and many other cults and false religions do as well. It makes no difference if they “return management” of those properties...that's just deceptive in the same way Obama does with the public now and our resources..... It is deception, whether voluntarily or not. (No wonder the mormon church claims the wealth that they do.)
There are many other items of dispute listed in this post which are contrary to truth...and a misuse of scripture. This is generally how false religions and cults operate. What I see there is a lot of twisting with words and phrases...such as the “The Lords’s eliminating the inequalities of men”... apparently by falling under the mormon belief system of operating.
All men are created equal but not all men are equal... and that will not be found here on earth in any ones life time....until the Lord Himself sets up His Kingdom...which will not be according to mans ideas of equality...which is tainted at best.
I read plenty enough to recognize mormanism a false religion, which indeed might have cultish practices were I to look deeper, especially if there are rites and oaths of secrecy, which should always be a warning and heads up as these are common to cults.
Acts 4
32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that bought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
35 And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
Acts 5
1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to atempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.