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WEDNESDAY, AUG 15, 2012| 3 comments| 1 commentary

The Mormon Church Takes In $7 Billion a Year

We all know that Mitt Romney is rich, but just how much does his church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, get within a year? Oh, just about $7 billion. You know, about the size of the entire Moldova's entire gross domestic product. The figure comes from a Reuters report wherein the news organization, alongside sociologist Ryan Cragun, examined church records to estimate which is derived from tithes â€” part of the practice of members giving 10 percent of their income â€” and "other donations." ...

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8/16/12 2:33 PM

Jim Lincoln

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The article that SA has up looks good and there also appears to be more too it, but I can get to see the other pages. It has some interesting links on its first page, however. You also might like to look over this article, which I do believe you won't have any problem in seeing in its entirety, How the Mormons Make Money

8/15/12 12:01 PM

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"to estimate which is derived from tithes â€” part of the practice of members giving 10 percent of their income â€” and "other donations."

Well at least they obey God in tithe!

Compares with...
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"Total tithes, offerings and special gifts received in Southern Baptist churches totaled $10.68 billion, a decline of $153 million from 2009, but again with a state convention not asking churches for this information.
Impacted categories and their 2010 totals include:
â€“ Total tithes, offerings and special gifts: $10,680,023,357
â€“ Undesignated receipts: $8,911,796,522
â€“ Total receipts: $11,720,820,320" (churchexecutive.com)

8/15/12 12:39 AM

Don Randolph

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What do you think the Protestant denominations would be taking in if we tithed and were as generous as we should be? Peanuts?

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