Tax Exempt Religious Organizations

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

You have to remember that when the Mormons founded Salt Lake City it was a theocracy. Brigham Young was the governor of The State and the head of The Church, and ran both with an Iron hand. This continued for ten years, until the Utah War of 1856-57. There was bloodshed, but no real war, and it ended when Brigham Young agreed to step down in favor of a Federally appointed governernor. Young still ruled the Church until his death in 1877. This also brought about the end of the polygamy question, leading to Utah becoming a state in 1896.

When I first came here in 1971 the Mormon influence was heavy. There was a controversy going on concerning official LDS studies in school classrooms after hours. This was finally resolved by opening classrooms for evening studies by anyone qualified to teach them. Utah today is still 70% LDS, but Salt Lake City is quite the opposite, being about 30% Mormon, and a very nice cosmopolitan center with a good club scene.

I'm surprised Duci hasn't converted yet? He does live in the heart of Mordor. Maybe they converted him and didn't tell him. Got jello?