Church Shipping Out New Tithing Slips

[_bcspace]

I don't think they should. They are wise not to trust in the honesty of certain others.

Financial transparency is only a threat to organizations with something to hide.

It is legitimate to be financially opaque in order to head off fraudulent or undeserving lawsuits.

[_consiglieri]

It is legitimate to be financially opaque in order to head off fraudulent or undeserving lawsuits.

How does being "financially opaque" (i.e., hiding finances) head off fraudulent lawsuits, BC?

[_bcspace]

It is legitimate to be financially opaque in order to head off fraudulent or undeserving lawsuits.

How does being "financially opaque" (i.e., hiding finances) head off fraudulent lawsuits, BC?

Doesn't call attention to itself as a money pot. But I think you knew that.....

[_Buffalo]

It is legitimate to be financially opaque in order to head off fraudulent or undeserving lawsuits.

It's already common knowledge that the church is rolling in dough. So that can't be the reason.

[_Darth J]

It is legitimate to be financially opaque in order to head off fraudulent or undeserving lawsuits.

Uh huh.

And you can get that information in discovery, anyway.

Keep trying.

[_Darth J]

Doesn't call attention to itself as a money pot. But I think you knew that.....

And for more on the Church not calling attention to itself as a money pot, here are some articles from church-owned media outlets talking about the billions of dollars the Church is spending on City Creek mall: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17480

[_consiglieri]

It's already common knowledge that the church is rolling in dough. So that can't be the reason.

That's kind of what I thought, too, Buff.

I mean, just because you don't know exactly how much money a particular government entity has on hand doesn't head off lawsuits, deserving and un.

Did you have any other reasons as to why the LDS Church refuses to divulge its finances, BCSpace?

I mean, a reason that can withstand more than a second of scrutiny?

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

[_Buffalo]

It's already common knowledge that the church is rolling in dough. So that can't be the reason.

That's kind of what I thought, too, Buff.

I mean, just because you don't know exactly how much money a particular government entity has on hand doesn't head off lawsuits, deserving and un.

Did you have any other reasons as to why the LDS Church refuses to divulge its finances, BCSpace?

I mean, a reason that can withstand more than a second of scrutiny?

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

Now he'll either change the subject or run away and not come back. Just wait.

[_Doctor Scratch]

This seems like a pre-emptive move of some kind.

[_bcspace]

It is legitimate to be financially opaque in order to head off fraudulent or undeserving lawsuits.

It's already common knowledge that the church is rolling in dough. So that can't be the reason.

It's a big part of it. One never knows what a judge will or will not consider open to such raids.