Back in 2008, the LDS Church fought vehemently against California’s Proposition Eight. It was the first bill of its kind that would allow for same-sex marriage. The Church reportedly spent $2 million on an ad campaign fighting against non-traditional marriage and the preservation of the Divine Institution of Marriage, which states: The family is ordained of God. Marriage … [Read more...]
Pioneer Day & Mormon Pioneer History (They Don’t Talk About)
Pioneer Day is upon us. For LDS members this means sparklers, banned fireworks, Jello salad, funeral potatoes; and three-legged races with enormous numbers of cousins. But few LDS members and nonmembers know the details of how and why approximately 25,000 early church members migrated to the hostile Mexican territory in the Great Basin area now known as Utah. Why did … [Read more...]
James Huntsman Vs. The LDS Church — The Case Against The Latter-Day Saint’s Empire
James Huntsman, son of billionaire philanthropist Jon Huntsman, is suing the LDS Church for $5 million for back tithing. He says the church misled him into believing that all of his tithing would be used for charitable purposes. When he learned that the money was actually spent on financing the bailout of the Church’s life insurance company and the Mormon Mall he resigned his … [Read more...]