Whether I think their rules are right is irrelevant. LDS is a real religion, and they are good neighbors. It is not the place of a mere government to judge them.
Bottom line: No one’s religion should be subject to any government’s definition of the word “church”, because once you run down that rabbit hole, there is no going back. Something about the 1st Amendment, if I recall correctly..... Everyone has the right and personal obligation to decide what is or is not their religion. The government, OTOH, gets to keep its paws off completely.
LDS is a real religion,
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well so is Islam and they are good neighbors too, but I don’t see you attacking Christians on behalf of the Moslems...
Don’t you believe in human rights ???
I’m no fan of the LDS church, but I am a fan of religious freedom. The sort of people who deny them status as a “place of public religious worship” also hate Baptists, Catholics, and ANYONE who doesn’t worship government.
They are?
It is not the place of a mere government to judge them.
Is it "the place" of a church to judge someone's "right" to salvation based upon the payment of a "full tithe"?
I know of no "real" religion that forbids entry of family members to a church building based upon payment of a "full tithe"...the mormon church does not allow family members, parents, siblings, grandparents to attend a temple wedding unless these family members are "full tithe payers".
What kind of "good neighbors" approve of this? Do you?
It seems to me that the courts in Europe are giving mormonism tit for tat! You base the privileges of your religion upon money, so the court bases its grant of tax exemption based upon your method of receiving the money of members and the exclusivity of your actions!