ttpphd, to Utah
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Utah Makes Welfare So Hard to Get, Some Feel They Must Join the LDS Church to Get Aid

"Utah’s safety net for the poor is so intertwined with the LDS Church that individual bishops often decide who receives assistance. Some deny help unless a person goes to services or gets baptized."

by Eli Hager for ProPublica

https://www.propublica.org/article/utahs-social-safety-net-is-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-what-does-that-mean-if-youre-not-one

#Utah #LDS #Theocracy

BM_Visser, to random Dutch
@BM_Visser@mastodon.energy avatar

Although the EU experienced in 2022 a significant reduction of nuclear power output, this did not lead to a similar increase in power production with coal and natural gas.
Main reason is the reduction in overall EU power demand that year.
Graph from Global Gas Report 2023, IGU.

InfoMgmtExec,

1/ is a powerful force in those who embrace it.

2/ The is dead along with , and based .

(, & ) , (), Behavioral Change and are the Present and Future.

@BM_Visser

ProPublica, to Utah
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These Men Say Their Therapist Touched Them Inappropriately During Sessions Paid for by the Church

A spokesperson for the said it does not vet the its bishops recommend and pay for, saying “it is up to church members” to “make their own decisions.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-lds-church-therapy-inappropriate-touching?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

wasmormon, to Mormon
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"The church doesn't seek apologies, and we don't give them." Elder Dallin H Oaks, LDS First Presidency | https://wasmormon.org/oaks-no-apologies-the-church-doesnt-seek-or-give-apologies/

ttpphd, to Utah
@ttpphd@mastodon.social avatar

"Now the LDS Church's $9 billion pension and health benefits fund is drawing scrutiny"

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/09/08/another-lds-church-fund-worth/

JaniceSelbie, to latterdaysaints
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EXCLUSIVE: Son of Mormon billionaire suing church for $5million over alleged fraud says followers are 'fleeing' faith after leaders 'lied' to them over how it spent secretive $175BILLION investment fund https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12393819/amp/Son-Mormon-billionaire-Jon-Huntsman-accuses-church-lying-billions.html?ito=smartnews

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lerk,
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@petraclaudia @thinkslowly @morgenbart @fedibikes_de @takeshi_news @reyma85 @teichstecher @graewwel

Hier in #Berlin gelten Autofahrende aus #Brandenburg als besonders fahrradfeindlich und gefährlich. Daher: #OHV — Ohne Hirn und Verstand, #HVL — Hirnis vom Land, #TF — Tiefflieger, #LOS — Leben ohne Sinn, #LDS — Lumpen, Diebe, Strolche, #KW — kann weg, usw.

Umgekehrt haben in Brandenburg Autofahrende aus Berlin den Ruf, den Verkehr aufzuhalten und bei #Tempo80 nur 90 zu fahren, statt 100. 🤷

wdlindsy, to latterdaysaints
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As Jennifer Miller reports, the intense pressure placed on young Mormons to conform to the expectations of their religious community by marrying heterosexually (and refraining from all ssxual activity including masturbation prior to marriage) leads many young Mormons who know they are LGBTQ to seek "reparative" "therapy" — to pray away the gay.

Or, in the casue of "therapist" Scott Owen — to prey the gay….


/1

https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-therapist-built-reputation-for-helping-gay-latter-day-saints-they-say-he-sexually-abused-them

ProPublica, to Utah
@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar

A Therapist Built a Reputation for Helping Gay Latter-day Saints.
These Men Say He Sexually Abused Them.

Several complained to the or the state licensing board about inappropriate touching during sessions.

It was years before the gave up his license.

https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-therapist-built-reputation-for-helping-gay-latter-day-saints-they-say-he-sexually-abused-them?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

c_9, to StarTrek
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That… was… AMAZING!!!

ttpphd, to latterdaysaints
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I Spoke to You with Silence: Essays from Queer Mormons of Marginalized Genders
Kerry Spencer Pray and Jenn Lee Smith (Eds.)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59663148-i-spoke-to-you-with-silence

https://uofupress.lib.utah.edu/i-spoke-to-you-with-silence/

nocontexttrek, to StarTrek
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ai6yr, to random
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MHowell,
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@ai6yr Context: If you haven't, watch tee vee show, or read "Under The Banner Of Heaven" by Krakauer

me, (edited ) to latterdaysaints

Just listened to RFM's most recent podcast. It's wild to me that one can believe that Brigham Young falsified D&C 132 and put it in Joseph Smith's mouth, while still remaining a believing member of the LDS church.
@exmormon

Edit: grammar
social.jlamothe.net/display/c3…

Church of Jesus Christ provides largest volunteer group at Special Olympic World Games (news-uk.churchofjesuschrist.org)

Over 700 young adult members and friends of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered in Berlin last week for a Europe-wide service conference, centred on volunteering at the 2023 Special Olympics. As vol

Second Edition of ‘Preach My Gospel’ Is Now Available (newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org)

Nearly two decades after the first publication of “Preach My Gospel: A Guide to Missionary Service,” the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have issued a second edition.

CharlieMcHenry, to Neuroscience
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Psychedelic scientist sends brains back to childhood - could ‘re-open’ critical learning periods using so that adults, seniors, and the disabled might be able to more effectively re-learn certain skills. Wow. This sounds like breakthrough research to me. And the principal researcher is very impressive, her credentials are top-shelf. https://www.wired.com/story/the-psychedelic-scientist-who-sends-brains-back-to-childhood/

nocontexttrek, to random
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