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A Latter-day Saint mother and her children in Argentina
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I keep my ear to the ground reasonably consistently in order\u00a0to hear what the harshest critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a> have to say. \u00a0One recurring theme among them is that the Church doesn\u2019t really care about children \u2014 its own or anybody else\u2019s \u2014 and that it\u2019s only concerned about making a profit.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t believe that this article is consistent with that claim:<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.mormonnewsroom.org\/article\/latter-day-saints-recognized-national-childrens-alliance<\/a><\/p>\n

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Posted from Richmond, Virginia<\/p>\n

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