Sunday, March 9, 2014

Tax Payers Funding FLDS Communities?

  Because of the nature of the Fundamentalist LDS church, I chose to use their leader, or Prophet, instead of a company for the for-profit organization.

    Despite a life sentence to prison for two counts of sexual assault against underaged girls, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Prophet Warren Jeffs is said to still have a hold over the community.  There are thought to be about 10,000 members of the Church that live mainly in Arizona and Utah, most of whom are women and children.
    While it is difficult to find concrete evidence, it is said that members who work outside the community-boys and young men doing agricultural labor or construction, women as nurses-get their paycheck taken from them by their fathers, who then give it to the church.  Also, most of the young women are technically identified as single mothers by the state, because they are "celestially" married to their husbands, but not legally.
    Because of this, millions of dollars pour into the FLDS communities of Colorado City, AZ, and Hildale, UT a year.  After conducting research, author Stephen Singular wrote that Colorado City residents received "eight times the welfare assistance of comparably sized towns in the area".
    44% of Colorado City residents were receiving food stamps, and Al Herron reported that in 2008, medical insurance for most of the residents in Colorado City was provided by the state, costing around $8 million a year.
    There is no doubt that Warren Jeffs is absolutely a biased source since he is the unofficial leader of the FLDS church, which is also a source that skews viewpoints and lifestyles.  The FLDS have become masters at "bleeding the beast", or sucking as much federal money in as they can, and generate an incredible amount of profit that way.  Donations and paychecks from members also amount to huge sums of money that go straight to the Prophet's hands, to be used at his will.  
     Copies of the FLDS scriptures are available to order and inquires can be made to (702)-686-1180, and the address is Twin City Courier Inc., P.O. Box 840868, Hildale, UT, 84784.  I do not know if this would put you in direct contact with the church, but Hildale is where a large number of community members live.

http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,265188,265188
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695274843/Congressional-hearings-sought-on-FLDS-government-contracts.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/warren-jeffs-nephews-flds-church-leader-gods-brainwash/story?id=21105965
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/31/us/fundamentalist-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-fast-facts/

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