Posted on 07/14/2012 9:53:56 AM PDT by Colofornian
SALT LAKE CITY – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is under national scrutiny again, this time from Businessweek, whose cover story this week investigates “How the Mormons Make Money.”
The article suggests that the LDS church doesn’t contribute many resources to charity and that they leverage volunteer hours for profit. Images that accompany the article are causing as much controversy, if not more, as the article’s words.
[READ: How the Mormons Make Money on Businessweek.com]
The periodical’s cover has an image of John the Baptist with hands on LDS founder Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdry with a voice bubble saying, “…And thou shalt build a shopping mall, own stock in Burger King, and open a Polynesian theme park in Hawaii that shall be largely exempt from the frustrations of tax…”
SNIP
The story describes the church’s $2 million investment in the recently-opened City Creek Center. Jason Mathis with the Downtown Alliance says that the investment didn’t come from tithes of the LDS faithful.
SNIP
FOX 13 couldn’t find an example of another mainstream religion that is as invested in business as the LDS church.
(Excerpt) Read more at fox13now.com ...
From the Congressional Record:
Senator McCain on the GAO Report
On Sept. 19, 2000, Sen. McCain, speaking in opposition to the Conference Report on the 2001 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill advised the Senate of details from the GAO’s report. As recorded in the Congressional Record, Sen. McCain stated,
“The GAO now determines that $1.3 billion—and some of those I will read: $974,000 for the Utah State Olympic Public Safety Command; $5 million for the Utah Communications Agency Network; $3 million to Olympic Regional Development Authority, upgrades at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Sports Complex; $2.5 million, Salt Lake City Olympics bus facilities; $2.5 million, Salt Lake City Olympics regional park-and-ride lots; $500,000, Salt Lake City Olympics transit bus loan, and on and on; $925,000 to allow the Utah State Olympic Public Safety Command to continue to develop and support a public safety program for the 2002 Winter Olympics; $1 million for the 2002 Winter Olympics security training; $2.2 million for the Charleston Water Conservancy District, UT, to meet sewer infrastructure needs associated with the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. What the Olympic games supposedly hosted and funded by Salt Lake City, which began in corruption and bribery, has now turned into is an incredible pork-barrel project for Salt Lake City and its environs.” — Sen. John McCain in the United States Senate, Sept. 19, 2000 - [Page S8731-S8748 - Congressional Record.]
Interesting article from The Salt Lake Tribune.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile/53538605-90/billion-earmarks-federal-games.html.csp
And second Utah paper.
http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/02/17/did-romney-really-turn-around-olympics
Wow, he sure did a great job “saving” the Olympics single handedly.
Good info Nana.
In the GAO report
investigators report that, “no government-wide law or policy exists that defines the federal government’s overall role in funding and supporting the Olympic Games when hosted in the United States. Nor is there a single federal agency that has the responsibility to oversee and monitor the federal funding and support provided for the Olympic Games.” However, reports the GAO, federal agencies have in the past and continue to fund various aspects of the Olympic Games in response to requests from state and local governments. According to the GAO, “ Federal assistance has been requested because these entities have not had enough resources to provide for the infrastructure improvements necessary to prepare the host city or to plan and stage all aspects of the Olympic Games when hosted in the United States.”
GAO’s Recommendations
In its report to Senators McCain and Dingell, the GAO concludes that while its roll in the Olympic Games is not specifically authorized by statute or policy, the federal government has become a major financial supporter of the Games when hosted by U.S. cities. According to the GAO, Congress should consider passing laws formalizing the government’s roll and level of support for the Olympic Games.
Like every state does for auto liability insurance. And exactly, how is this socialism?
"It forces insurance companies to provide coverage."
Huh?
“”It specifically requires people to buy insurance.”
Like every state does for auto liability insurance. And exactly, how is this socialism?
“It forces insurance companies to provide coverage.”
Huh?”
As for the latter quote, if you are required to buy insurance, it stands to reason that insurance companies must provide it regardless of previous health conditions.
Good work, Sarge.
Willard to Bill O’Reilly “Its working the way its suppose to work, 50% from the state of Massachusetts, 50% from the Federal government.”
Willard to Bill O’Reilly “Its working the way its suppose to work, 50% from the state of Massachusetts, 50% from the Federal government.”
You need to look up “socialism” in the dictionary.
Yeah it costs a lot to walk on water now-a-days...
“You need to look up “socialism” in the dictionary.”
Maybe this is more National Socialist, but it’s still socialist.
So now Romney is a Nazi? And you say I can't think logically?
“So now Romney is a Nazi? And you say I can’t think logically?”
nazi - national socialist party
liberal - national socialist party
national socialism (less commonly used) - National Socialism uses the government to direct the economy. While an individual may own property and can own their own business, the government decides who owns what property and what a business is doing based on views and economic needs.
socialism (more commonly used) - a theory or system of social organization, that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, to the government.
communism - a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party.
capitalism - an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.
Now you get to decide, who’s what.
(Just a courteous ping, RaisingCain)
And what?
Nana’s post was about the Olympics.
What is your point Blue.
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Exposing mormonISM is not hatred of mormons,”
and you want us to believe that all these posts by you, colofornian and other religious bigots on FR is anything but driven by your fear and hatred of mormonism?
and you and all your other fellow “christians”-in-name only Freepers are doing this because it is better for America that we have a president of questionable loyalties for another 4 years, who is doing everything in his power to destroy the America that i have loved, than to elect an America-loving man who happens to be a mormon?
and i hope that you and those others here on FR who continue to make the case for 4 more years of BO can live with yourself if BO gets re-elected. Heaven help us if that were to happen.
God save America from 4 more years of BO.
Oh?
Point out the LIE!
Point out the DISTIORTION!!
Point out the RAPE!!!
DAMNING accusations, that a person like yourself made, DEMAND some evidence.
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