[Stourme]

"Officially, the loss of membership was for conduct unbecoming a church member. The charges were rooted in his failure to pay tithing, a lapse in other religious obligations and, according to a senior church elder, his involvement with the 2008 "Men on a Mission" calendar."

The reporter should be fired for this irresponsible, ignorant, and down right sloppily written story.

1. Tithing is voluntary. You can simply be a member of the Church and never pay a dime the rest of your life. You can never go to Church and still be a member.

2. a lapse in other religious obligations This is ridiculous... What "religious" obligations would that be? You can be a member of the Church and never go to Church if you want nor do you have to pay a dime in tithing to be a member.

3. according to a senior church elder... Sloppy and ignorant. What exactly is a "senior church elder"? And what's his name? What, no source was cited? A non-cited source + a non-existent title = I made this quote up and anyone that's not a Mormon won't know the difference.

4. Was he excommunicated for producing pornography and trying to tie it to the Church? I'd bet money on it. Church policy is that that information on Church discipline is personal in nature and not to be discussed publicly.

I can't write anymore tonight....ugg

[k24]

You tell them like it is

[Elsie]

1. Tithing is voluntary. You can simply be a member of the Church and never pay a dime the rest of your life. You can never go to Church and still be a member.

...or DEAD!

[Elsie]

Was he excommunicated for producing pornography and trying to tie it to the Church? I'd bet money on it.

You'd lose...

[Godzilla]

4. Was he excommunicated for producing pornography and trying to tie it to the Church? I'd bet money on it. Church policy is that that information on Church discipline is personal in nature and not to be discussed publicly.

And yet (mormon) Marriott is the largest purveyors of porn in the country. Go figure.