TAK wrote:The question I have.. Do you think the church is having trouble swallowing this boondoggle in the making? Could this project really cost 10 or more BILLION?
Huge projects always cost a lot more than projected. Certainly that 2.5 billion is an underestimate. 10 billion would be way over budget. More than the I-15 expansion project, but the Italian marble, gold leafing and baby seal fur do not come cheap.
When Jesus comes back, he won't want to touch chrome, or--heaven forbid--travertine.
John Larsen wrote:When Jesus comes back, he won't want to touch chrome, or--heaven forbid--travertine.
Well, we're supposed to pave the streets with gold after he comes back. I guess he can see what we have as a fixer-upper.
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John Larsen wrote:Plus, the mall will generate revenue where the conference center is simply operated at a loss.
Exactly.
Umm, the following comes to mind:
A. Why does "gods one and only true church need to be involved in for profit businesses and still collect tithing?
B. The promise of revenue is irrelevant if it will (hopefully) bankrupt the church? When cost overruns are examined, there is no way for this to bode well for the finances of the corporation masquerading as a religion known as "modern Mormonism".
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