Bernie, I'm curious about your source of study of Mormonism.

Can you please clarify "they can just take away everything from you"?

Present and a past members on this thread have already related there is no forced 10% tithing.

Like has been said before on this thread, there are many sects and divisions. I am going by the mormonism set up by Joseph and Hiram Smith and the teachings/doings of Brigham Young after the Smiths were killed. It has changed and evolved into many things. There are some that still hold to the old ways, but if you would be more comfortable, I'll say they could rather than they can. It's really complicated and very few of today's mormons even have a clue about the history of the church, the migration to the west, the beliefs and actions of Brigham Young and the slaughter of hundreds of innocent people that took place under direction of the church. (Including 120 at one time - do some research on the "Mormon Massacre") I has a sister in law who is a mormon and she was shocked when I told her that Brigham Young married three girls in one wedding ceremony, the youngest was 16 years old. She still doesn't believe it and has no interest in even considering it. That's been the common response when talking with Mormons, they really have no idea about the roots of their religion.

If you want to learn more about the actual history of the Mormons, one good book is "The year of Decision, 1846" it was written by a historian in 1943, so it does not hold to today's political correctness and beware it will offend your sensibilities. When reading the book I became convinced that the author Bernard DeVoto was a mormon himself. He sure treats the heinous actions of early mormons with kit gloves.

I have no animosity towards Mormons, I just think the beliefs and teachings are far from the Truth. And I reject the notion that mormonism is just another denomination as was posted on another thread.

I know a guy who looked Into trapping on some Mormon land. They wanted 2 Million dollars In liability Insurance which would have cost him $2,000 . So he said he needed $3,000 to trap the coyotes on that ranch and they turned him down.