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View Poll Results: BYU vs TCU for the stake youth is an appropriate use of tithing funs | |||
Yes, and I am a BYU fan |
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21 | 77.78% |
Yes, and I am a Utah fan |
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5 | 18.52% |
Yes (I am a fan of another school) |
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0 | 0% |
No, and I am a BYU fan |
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0 | 0% |
No, and I am a Utah fan |
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1 | 3.70% |
No (I am a fan of another school) |
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0 | 0% |
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Demiurge
Join Date: Aug 2005
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The stake will use tithing funds to pay for tickets for all youth in our stake to attend the game. This would be the 2nd or 3rd year in a row.
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Charon
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo)
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Well, it IS the Lord's University.
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: South Jordan
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Our ward just took the entire youth group to BYU vs. TCU in Provo a couple of weeks ago (I think BYU offered some kind of deal on group tickets because I saw a lot of youth groups there that night). There were plenty of Ute fans and non-fans (both adults and youth) in our ward that participated and none of them raised a stink. At its base level, sports is entertainment and I don't think it makes a difference if you spend it on mini-golf, bowling, or going to see basketball game.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Setting aside the discussion of whether activities are supposed to have some redeeming spiritual value (spare me the football/religion jokes), I have a problem with using church funds for it, yes. If the leaders absolutely want to go, fine, but have the kids/parents pay for it themselves.
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Why the heck the not? I've known mutual groups that have gone bowling, to minor league baseball games, etc. What's the difference?
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Charon
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo)
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Many of the games this year are on Weds nights. It makes it a convenient activity. BYU offers a very cheap rate ($3 per person) for "youth groups" (except for big games like BYU-Utah - where they actually increase the prices). I just canceled mutual on the BYU-Utah night. I wasn't going to miss it, nor was I going to make someone else miss it.
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AKA SeattleNewt
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Heck yeah. We would always go to at least one BYU football, BYU basketball, and Jazz game a year. It's the sole reason I went on a mission.
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Charon
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Church funds are sparse as it is (though we pump a large portion of it into the youth), and I think there are better things to spend it on. It's not as though a $3 ticket (according to Leb) is a huge hardship, though in most cases the ticket price is much more.
I am not anyone's bishop, but why not explain why you disagree.
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