Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> I hadn't thought about that before this conversation. :-)
>> That's not the half of it.  Mormons actually believe in a form of
>> Stewardship where everything is essentially owned by the Church, but
>> given to the members to use (and care for) responsibly.  However, God
>> stopped asking them to try living that way, because people in general
>> are too selfish, greedy and petty to live up to it.
> 
> That's interesting, I hadn't heard that before.

It's not something they advertise, of course, since most people have 
enough of a problem with the 10% tithe :)  If you look for information 
on it, it's called the Law of Consecration.

>> At one point, after everyone is righteous enough, that policy will again
>> be implemented.
> 
> Which kinda trods on God's grant of "free will", no?

Not any more than having commandments in general does, I believe.

-- 
Chambers

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