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Stripping Mormon Church of Tax Exempt Status

Posted by on Feb 11, 2009 in News | 2 comments

Bad new for Mormons and fundies alike, this Prop 8 stuff isn’t going away:

During the election, the Mormon Church pumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into the push to ban same-sex marriage in California — a campaign that deprived people in a different state [from where the church is based] of a fundamental civil right.

LDS officials initially claimed they donated $2,078 to the Yes on 8 campaign (although direct donations by individual members exceed $20 million). But recent tax filings reveal that the church spent nearly $190,000 to help pass Proposition 8, paying church members to phone bank and travel to California to campaign for the measure.

While officials investigate the odd discrepancy between the church’s initial report and its tax filings, independent groups have formed to lobby for a review of the church’s tax-exempt status.

“1,000,000 Strong to Strip the Mormon Church of Its Tax Exempt Status” is a Facebook group founded to turn outrage over the church’s role in the campaign into action.

Read more at Alternet.

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  • PersonalFailure

    Looking at the accounts of the LDS, one can see that while they bring in millions, they spend less than 1.3% of that on charitable works.

    I spend more of my money on charity. They’re tax free why?

  • Intergalactic Hussy

    I wish I could answer that!
    :)