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I htink on a per capita or per household basis Utah is consistently at or near the top. Are moo points horns? (I know, pot/kettle)
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WHy? You are suggesting it is a self serving donation. Ok. Most politicans donate for self serving reasons. Some big donors give to have building named after them. Others give becaseu it makes them feel good; or feeds their ego. Many others donate for a stinkin' tax deduction, for cryin' out loud. I think eternal welfare holds up pretty well comapred to these. To somehow discount the validity of these contributions, especailly when they are as proportinately large as they are, and to implicitly defend a schmuck like Biden for only giving $300 becasue (presumably) his is genuine as compared ot someone paying 10% of groos strikes me as self-serving itself.
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I have no idea if this web site is reputable or not, so take it for what it's worth. http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...w/cpid/523.htm
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A moo point. It is like a cow's opinion....it doesn't matter.
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People donate to causes they believe in. Obviously the church is a cause that active LDS members believe in. They want to support what they believe is the cause of God. No one forcibly takes tithing from members, just like no one forces them to be chaste, kind, honest, or to follow any other commandment. It's offered, often at great sacrifice, as an exercise of faith. To call it compulsory and self-serving is quite shallow.
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This link seems to consider only the wealthy filers and as a ratio to overall investment assets, not the entire population as a whole. But I get the point.
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That's not ranking what you think it's ranking. The fact that Oklahoma is #2 is a giveaway. But I think Utah would be #1 either way. |
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Do you honestly believe that I unconsciously hand over 10% to the church; that I am unaware of exactly where it is going and what is being done with it? I've been called an idiot before but ... |
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no need to overstate things to make your point. If you indeed do know exactly where your tithing was going, can you clue me in as to how I can track mine dollar for dollar?
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