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=[[Mormonism and church finances]]=
 
==21st Century==
 
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|link=Mormonism and church finances/City Creek Center
 
|subject=Financing of City Creek Center
 
|summary=Critics of the Church claim that the Church-financed redevelopment project in downtown Salt Lake City known as City Creek Center has been funded using tithing.
 
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|link=Mormonism and temples/Why does the Church build expensive temples
 
|subject=Why does the Church build expensive temples?
 
|summary=Why does the church spend so much money on temples when children are dying of starvation in other parts of the world? Wouldn’t the money spent on these buildings be better used in feeding the hungry?
 
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|link=Mormonism and church finances/No paid ministry
 
|subject=No paid ministry
 
|summary=Critics claim that Mormonism prides itself in having unpaid clergy as one proof of the Church's truthfulness. They then point to the fact that some General Authorities, mission presidents, and others do, in fact, receive a living stipend while serving the Church, and point to this as evidence of the “hypocrisy” of the Church.
 
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==19th Century==
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The Church takes seriously its responsibility to carefully manage the sacred offerings it receives from members.
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|link=Economics_of_LDS_immigration
 
|subject=Economics of LDS immigration
 
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|link=Mormonism and church finances/Kirtland Safety Society
 
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|summary=Critics attack Joseph Smith over the Kirtland Safety Society (KSS) on multiple grounds: 1) they claim the KSS was a "wildcat bank," 2) they claim that the bank was illegal, and that the Church broke the law by founding it, 3) they claim it was a money-making scheme for Joseph, and 4) they claim its failure proves Joseph was not a prophet
 
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|link=Economics_of_LDS_immigration
 
|subject=Missionaries exploited poverty in England
 
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Latest revision as of 12:32, 13 April 2024

Church finances

The Church takes seriously its responsibility to carefully manage the sacred offerings it receives from members.

To view articles about Church finances, click "Expand" in the blue bar: