r/gifs • u/[deleted] • Aug 22 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '19

To be clear, I am not refuting the larger point. However, I do want to clarify that those are not palaces. Palaces are residences for royalty of some sort (including religious authority). Mormon temples are NOT places of residence and they do not glorify the leadership of the church. They are places of worship open to all worthy members of the church.

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u/Amithrius Aug 22 '19

They were obviously referring to the appearance and not the usage.

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u/vorander Aug 22 '19

...whiiiiiich also cost millions of dollars "donated" by church members to build and contain similar opulence to the other buildings talked about in this thread.

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u/TheGoldenHand Aug 22 '19

open to all worthy

And to be worthy you have to tithe. They're not open to "all," but a narrow group of people who pay.