Prop 8: Two Words

[furrbear]

I have two words on Prop 8: Pyrrhic victory.

Comments

[geometrician.livejournal.com]

They won't care. They would rather end the abomination than to have tax-exempt status.

Let's make them lose both.

[gryphons-hole.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think they care very much about their tithe...

[joebehrsandiego.livejournal.com]

I grew up with the LDS (as neighbors, I was a heathen Catholic/Jew mutt).

Gryphon is right.

See also:

http://joebehrsandiego.livejournal.com/270946.html

[geometrician.livejournal.com]

That is correct. I lived three blocks from Temple Square in SLC for years, and I know they like the $$$.

What I mean is that they will sacrifice their tax-exempt status if the believe it will defeat same-sex marriage. They might not like it, but it would be their priority.

[joebehrsandiego.livejournal.com]

Wow. Well you have much more close-up-and-personal experience than me. I would not have made that leap, but I trust your judgment. :)

My dad (the Jew half of the equation) was a hugely successful businessman and he admitted that the Mormons were often savvier than him.

[geometrician.livejournal.com]

Ha! Your dad was right. The church is expert at organizing its holdings and income sources such that it is nearly impossible to make a link. You can come up with a lot of lists of "Mormon-owned" businesses, but most of what you find will be suppositions, rather than something you can evidence. I would be amazed if they actually did lose tax-exempt status, but I don't think it would slow down the donations.