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Mormonism and church finances
21st Century
Financing of City Creek Mall
Summary: Critics of the Church claim that the Church-financed redevelopment project in downtown Salt Lake City known as City Creek Mall has been funded using tithing.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?19th Century
Kirtland Safety Society
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