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Preying on the faithful - SLTrib.com
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Preying on the faithful - SLTrib.com
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Re: Preying on the faithful - SLTrib.com
Many of those fleeced of their money deserved it. Greedy and stupid is the recipe the con artists rely on whether it is religion or money.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you do criticize them you'll be a mile away and you'll have their shoes.
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zzyzx wrote:Many of those fleeced of their money deserved it. Greedy and stupid is the recipe the con artists rely on whether it is religion or money.
How strange it is that the ones who were actually blessed were those who were too poor to be easy marks for the con... so in these cases, it's the ones who weren't blessed with money who reaped the real blessing. Either that, or they were just too tight with their money to let it go so easily.
(Nevo, Jan 23) And the Melchizedek Priesthood may not have been restored until the summer of 1830, several months after the organization of the Church.
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Re: Preying on the faithful - SLTrib.com
From the article:
State regulator Woodwell would like to see the church treat fraud as a violation of as sacred relationship.
"I'd love to hear a very clear statement that this is a relationship of scared trust that you have with your ward members, stake members,"
State regulator Woodwell would like to see the church treat fraud as a violation of as sacred relationship.
"I'd love to hear a very clear statement that this is a relationship of scared trust that you have with your ward members, stake members,"