Use of Tithing question...

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Would it be appropriate for a General Authority to use his Church income (stipend) to make donations to a political campaign?

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Would it be appropriate for a General Authority to use his Church income (stipend) to make donations to a political campaign?

No. However, if that GA had retirement income from another means, it would not be inappropriate to use that money to donate.

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BY TONY SEMERAD
The Salt Lake Tribune

First published Feb 24 2012 04:47PM
Updated Feb 24, 2012 05:09PM
At least two senior LDS Church leaders from Utah and several top church employees have made campaign contributions to presidential candidates.

Federal records show W. Craig Zwick, a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, gave two donations in May and June 2011 totaling $2,450 to Republican Mitt Romney, who is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Romney also received a contribution in June 2011 from First Quorum of the Seventy member Lynn G. Robbins.

Records show Robbins initially gave two donations of $2,500 each to Romney on June 11, 2011, which would have broken federal rules that limit individual donations to $2,500 per candidate. Paperwork was subsequently filed on July 6 to reattribute half the gift, $2,500, under the name of Robbins’ spouse, Jan.

Although Federal Election Commission records show Robbins listed the LDS Church as his employer and his job as "teacher," the record for Zwick does not disclose his employer or job, only saying "information requested per best efforts." It would be surprising if the Romney camp did not know Zwick’s position with the Salt Lake City-based faith, especially given that Zwick’s son Spencer is a prominent and longtime Romney campaign adviser and fundraiser.