More discussion: The Mormon Prophet and his apostles have urged church members nationwide to oppose ballot initiatives in Nov. that would legalize recreational marijuana and assisted suicide. Just like they did with Prop 8. If the LDS church wants to operate like a superPAC, they should lose their tax exempt status.
Here is an article about the church directive, and HERE is a screen shot of the letter sent out regarding the marijuana initiatives.
Just like with Proposition 8 in California, the church is attempting to use their power and influence to impose their morals on society at large. If they want to use politics to impose their religious values, their church should be taxed. Plain and simple.
The Mormon Church was even FINED for failing to properly report donations to the anti-prop 8 campaign in 2008. This was the first time in California history a religious organization had to be fined for political malfeasance.
Also, for a moment, let's consider a few things that seem odd about this:
Utah, which is overwhelmingly Mormon, has the following problems:
Utah is #1 in prescription drug abuse.
Utah is #1 in prescription drug overdoses.
Utah leads the nation in anti-depressant use.
Leading cause of death for those 10-17 in Utah is suicide.
Thanks to /u/hanslinger for those stats.
Yet these assholes are worried about legal pot, claiming that pot is the real danger to children?
Tax these mother fuckers, ya'll.
https://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/57gq57/the_mormon_prophet_and_his_apostles_have_urged/