Ensign Peak tax fraud an uncontested slam dunk?

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Re: Ensign Peak tax fraud an uncontested slam dunk?

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Okay, just because apologists have not come forward with their usual deceptions, it does not mean such deceptions cannot be offered.

Here is a standard apologetic:

God ordered top Church leaders to commit this fraud. They were obeying God. Why did God order such fraud? That information has not been revealed at this time.
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Re: Ensign Peak tax fraud an uncontested slam dunk?

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Moksha wrote:
Mon Jun 23, 2025 7:18 am
Okay, just because apologists have not come forward with their usual deceptions, it does not mean such deceptions cannot be offered.

Here is a standard apologetic:

God ordered top Church leaders to commit this fraud. They were obeying God. Why did God order such fraud? That information has not been revealed at this time.
Or… “They were operating to a higher law”
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Re: Ensign Peak tax fraud an uncontested slam dunk?

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I Have Questions wrote:
Mon Jun 23, 2025 11:23 am
Moksha wrote:
Mon Jun 23, 2025 7:18 am
Okay, just because apologists have not come forward with their usual deceptions, it does not mean such deceptions cannot be offered.

Here is a standard apologetic:

God ordered top Church leaders to commit this fraud. They were obeying God. Why did God order such fraud? That information has not been revealed at this time.
Or… “They were operating to a higher law”
Or....forget everything we said about finances. We spoke with a limited understanding and without the light and knowledge that now has come into the world.
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Re: Ensign Peak tax fraud an uncontested slam dunk?

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Yes: it is absolutely an “uncontested slam-dunk.” The Mopologists have always either gone silent or gone into a full-blown tailspin every time something money-related comes up. Beyond their gloating about the fact that the Church is hoarding huge sums of money, they are hair-trigger sensitive about the topic. They will offer up no defense on this topic, just like they will offer no transparency concerning the financing of the Interpreter movies.
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