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[UtahLib]

18. I am offended by someone calling her an idiot

Do you call her that because she is a woman with an opinion? Maybe you should indulge in a little introspection.

She barely scraped the surface of what many (exmormons and others) find objectionable about the church.

The major objective of the church can be easily determined. Every mormon is taught throughout their entire lives to believe that the church of Latter Day Saints is God's only true church on this earth and that one cannot attain the Celestial Kingdom (the highest level of heaven) unless you accept those teachings and abide by all the rules set up to achieve that goal.

One of those rules is to pay a full tithe of 10% of your wages before your money can be directed anywhere else. That may not seem terribly unreasonable until you take into consideration that if your tithe is not current, you cannot participate in temple ceremonies which is a requirement in order to reach the highest level of heaven. Thus, the very fate of your soul depends on whether or not you pay the tithe required by the church.

It's very easy to see how this particular church has become one of the wealthiest in the world and also why the church leaders stress missionary work so strongly. A missionary in the Mormon church has one primary goal - bring as many members into the church as possible. This seems to be different than the goals of missionaries of many other churches, ie. helping the poor, feeding the hungry, teaching the underpriviledged of other nations life saving skills, etc. Also, the more people you bring into the church, the more money the church has to invest in many other areas.