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Beastie, as always, is a treasure trove of informative and relevant commentaries on the Mormon experience. I had known that the General authorities sat the boards of various corporations, but did not know that the practice ended in 1996 or so. It surely was the most lucrative aspect of the benefits ...

harm, When LDS refer to the paid Protestant clergy, they are referring to our ministers/pastors which would be the equivalent of LDS bishops and, I believe, Stake Presidents. (Correct me if I am wrong there.) How do you see the GA's as fitting the common definition of "clergy" which would...

How many poor, "widowed" members are there anyway? What if the GA salaries were paid for with the tithes of Jon Huntsman, James Sorenson, Larry H Miller or J. Willard Marriott? Would that be acceptable? If poor "widowed" members donated and the clergy were not paid, where would ...

If it is the same place that he lived in during the 70s this figure is due to appreciation. And if I recall he did have some land next to the home. The area was a rather rural area in the 60s and 70s that has become quite developed and thus prices have been driven up. If it is the same place he cer...

What, you think there is an application one submits to be a general authority? GA's are carefully selected from a group that goes through a process. God has nothing to do with it. The men at the top love the process and it is a bit of spiritual hazing too. The prophets get their rocks off watching ...

Well, I am not sure what "priestcraft" really means, or if it is some sort of prosecutable offense, but seriously, is BKP not entitled to live a fairly decent and secure life? It isn't like he has been jet-setting the world, or sleeping with hot babes, or buying lavish toys. He is just a ...

The dirt is there if only people will dig. I don't care about dirt. I just want the books to be open so we don't have to hear the lies anymore. We pay our clergy. There is no getting around it, no matter how often we hear the lies. Packer hasn't worked since 1961, yet he has enough money to buy lan...

Even though I've asked several times for a comparison on how Scott's dichotomy is different than Shades, nobody has stepped to the plate. Thus far, the closest I've gotten is some smart ass remark by Pahoran, who at least acknowledged my question. Can any of you see a difference? There is no differ...

The dirt is there if only people will dig. The church leaders have been doing this for a long time and surely they have made some sloppy mistakes that can be exposed once uncovered. It's only a matter of time before LDS priestcraft is exposed. If only one of the 12 would defect! Unfortunately it wo...

I was reading the sister thread over on the MA&D board and a comment by Dr. Peterson got me thinking. It is possible that the top leaders are in fact unpaid any form of salary and that they are merely reimbursed expenses and offered a basic stipend expense as they travel. It may be that certain ...