global hierarchical church

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

A global LDS church with centralized prophetic authority, missionary structure, temples, welfare programs, and large investment assets. It scores low because practical community support and welfare systems are undercut by hierarchy, youth identity formation, financial opacity, and documented SEC disclosure failures.

Why this matters: The LDS Church is a major calibration point for centralized religious governance plus high material capacity.

Letter grade F Malignant High confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 14, 2026

Final Score -2* F - Malignant

FMALIGNANT-2 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material26

Bonus+3

Cap35Ownership <= 2 and Governance <= 2

After Cap29

Penalties-31

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Evaluation Overview

F - Malignant

The score turns mainly on Scale Integrity, with the largest penalty coming from Human Harm.

Strengths

Scale Integrity5/5
Extraction4/10
Solidarity with the Unemployed4/7

Penalties

Human Harm-6
Reversibility-5
Policy Capture-5
Youth Capture-4

Evidence state

ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims20
Direct axis claims20
Coverage20/20

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	1 / 10	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 1 on Ownership because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is governed as an institutional religious body rather than by worker, member-consumer, or affected-community ownership.. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 1 on Ownership because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is governed as an institutional religious body rather than by worker, member-consumer, or affected-community ownership.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is governed as an institutional religious body rather than by worker, member-consumer, or affected-community ownership. [1]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	1 / 10	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 1 on Governance because lDS governance is centralized around priesthood hierarchy, First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve, and correlated church authority rather than democratic affected-stakeholder control.. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 1 on Governance because lDS governance is centralized around priesthood hierarchy, First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve, and correlated church authority rather than democratic affected-stakeholder control.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence LDS governance is centralized around priesthood hierarchy, First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve, and correlated church authority rather than democratic affected-stakeholder control. [2]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	4 / 10	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 4 on Extraction because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's resource flows depend on donations, institutional assets, dues,… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 4 on Extraction because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's resource flows depend on donations, institutional assets, dues, offerings, or affiliated service systems rather than democratic surplus return to affected people.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's resource flows depend on donations, institutional assets, dues, offerings, or affiliated service systems rather than democratic surplus return to affected people. [3]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	2 / 7	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 2 on Labor Sovereignty because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's clergy, staff, volunteers, or members operate inside… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 2 on Labor Sovereignty because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's clergy, staff, volunteers, or members operate inside religious authority structures with limited worker sovereignty compared with co-determined or worker-owned institutions.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's clergy, staff, volunteers, or members operate inside religious authority structures with limited worker sovereignty compared with co-determined or worker-owned institutions. [4]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	4 / 7	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 4 on Solidarity Unemployed because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's public record shows some ministry, charity, or… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 4 on Solidarity Unemployed because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's public record shows some ministry, charity, or mutual-aid orientation, but not a universal structural guarantee for people outside paid work.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's public record shows some ministry, charity, or mutual-aid orientation, but not a universal structural guarantee for people outside paid work. [5]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	3 / 7	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 3 on Loss Bearing Fidelity because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's mission language and public-service work show some… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 3 on Loss Bearing Fidelity because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's mission language and public-service work show some willingness to absorb cost for values, while accountability still depends on institutional discretion.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's mission language and public-service work show some willingness to absorb cost for values, while accountability still depends on institutional discretion. [6]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	2 / 5	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 2 on Market Conduct because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not an ordinary seller, but it controls access to religious community, services, identity, donations, or institutional recognition.. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 2 on Market Conduct because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not an ordinary seller, but it controls access to religious community, services, identity, donations, or institutional recognition.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not an ordinary seller, but it controls access to religious community, services, identity, donations, or institutional recognition. [7]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	4 / 5	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 4 on Product Integrity because the LDS Church provides worship, welfare, education, family support, disaster response, and local community structure with real practical value for many members.. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 4 on Product Integrity because the LDS Church provides worship, welfare, education, family support, disaster response, and local community structure with real practical value for many members.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence The LDS Church provides worship, welfare, education, family support, disaster response, and local community structure with real practical value for many members. [8]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	5 / 5	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 5 on Scale Integrity because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's scale gives it public importance and service capacity, while also magnifying hierarchy, opacity, and identity pressure.. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sits at 5 on Scale Integrity because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's scale gives it public importance and service capacity, while also magnifying hierarchy, opacity, and identity pressure.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's scale gives it public importance and service capacity, while also magnifying hierarchy, opacity, and identity pressure. [9]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Reversibility ? Applied when positive conduct depends on current living leaders, founders, family owners, or other person-contingent governance rather than durable structure. Range: -5 to 0.	-5	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -5 on Reversibility because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's positive conduct depends on present leadership,… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -5 on Reversibility because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's positive conduct depends on present leadership, doctrine, boards, religious culture, or discretionary institutional practice rather than locked affected-stakeholder control.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's positive conduct depends on present leadership, doctrine, boards, religious culture, or discretionary institutional practice rather than locked affected-stakeholder control. [12]
Human Harm ? Severity, scale, culpability, vulnerable targets, willful reoffense, reputation laundering, pattern escalation, and time decay. Range: -20 to 0.	-6	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -6 on Human Harm because the current record includes serious harms around high-control religious identity and accountability… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -6 on Human Harm because the current record includes serious harms around high-control religious identity and accountability controversies, though not the same documented abuse-system severity assigned to Catholic or SBC entries in this pass.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence The current record includes serious harms around high-control religious identity and accountability controversies, though not the same documented abuse-system severity assigned to Catholic or SBC entries in this pass. [13]
Policy Capture ? Private-interest attempts to bend law, regulation, subsidies, taxes, enforcement, trade, labor, safety, competition, environmental, healthcare, housing, surveillance, civil-liberties, or consumer policy against workers, customers, citizens, affected communities, or ecological life. Public-interest advocacy is not penalized merely because it is lobbying. Range: -15 to 0.	-5	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -5 on Policy Capture because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participates in public moral, legal, policy, or cultural… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -5 on Policy Capture because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participates in public moral, legal, policy, or cultural advocacy where religious authority can shape civic rules affecting nonmembers.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participates in public moral, legal, policy, or cultural advocacy where religious authority can shape civic rules affecting nonmembers. [14]
Youth Capture ? Manipulative youth-directed marketing, youth-data or attention monetization, collectible/add-on traps, parasocial or identity capture, surprise mechanics, or treating young people as lower-disclosure consumers. Making useful toys or welcoming children is not itself penalized. Range: -5 to 0.	-4	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -4 on Youth Capture because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serves or forms young people through religious education,… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -4 on Youth Capture because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serves or forms young people through religious education, youth ministry, schools, family culture, or identity formation; the scoring depends on whether that work becomes manipulative capture.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serves or forms young people through religious education, youth ministry, schools, family culture, or identity formation; the scoring depends on whether that work becomes manipulative capture. [15]
Unilateral Terms ? Non-negotiable clickthrough or adhesion terms that turn ordinary customer, user, subscriber, patient, tenant, or public-facing access into a one-sided contract, especially forced arbitration, class-action or mass-action waivers, unilateral modification, venue restrictions, broad indemnity, account termination discretion, or essential-service access conditioned on unreadable terms. Range: -5 to 0.	-3	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -3 on Unilateral Terms because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's members, staff, clergy, or service recipients may… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -3 on Unilateral Terms because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's members, staff, clergy, or service recipients may face institution-set rules, covenants, or moral terms that are not negotiated individually.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's members, staff, clergy, or service recipients may face institution-set rules, covenants, or moral terms that are not negotiated individually. [16]
Accountability Opacity ? Material opacity, reputation laundering, or hidden accountability structures that prevent public accountability. Range: -2 to 0.	-2	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -2 on Accountability Opacity because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's public accountability is limited by religious… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -2 on Accountability Opacity because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's public accountability is limited by religious hierarchy, internal processes, donor opacity, abuse-reporting gaps, or incomplete financial transparency.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's public accountability is limited by religious hierarchy, internal processes, donor opacity, abuse-reporting gaps, or incomplete financial transparency. [17]
Identity Capture ? Customer pressure, employee pressure, and pervasive identity saturation. Range: -3 to 0.	-3	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -3 on Identity Capture because lDS identity formation is unusually strong through missions, temples, family doctrine, youth programs, worthiness expectations, and high-demand community belonging.. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -3 on Identity Capture because lDS identity formation is unusually strong through missions, temples, family doctrine, youth programs, worthiness expectations, and high-demand community belonging.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence LDS identity formation is unusually strong through missions, temples, family doctrine, youth programs, worthiness expectations, and high-demand community belonging. [18]
Surveillance Capture ? Invasive surveillance, unreasonably non-optional tracking, facial recognition, biometric identification, or AI behavior scanning of customers, workers, bystanders, or the public. Range: -5 to 0.	-1	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -1 on Surveillance Capture because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's current record in this pass does not show… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -1 on Surveillance Capture because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's current record in this pass does not show pervasive biometric, AI, or commercial surveillance systems comparable with surveillance-platform entries.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's current record in this pass does not show pervasive biometric, AI, or commercial surveillance systems comparable with surveillance-platform entries. [19]
Ideological Disavowal ? Concealed ideology presented as neutrality, expertise, professional necessity, public-service administration, market inevitability, or non-ideological common sense while exercising power. Range: -3 to 0.	-2	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -2 on Ideological Disavowal because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presents religious or moral authority as truth,… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is penalized at -2 on Ideological Disavowal because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presents religious or moral authority as truth, service, tradition, or neutrality in ways that can obscure its institutional standpoint and power.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presents religious or moral authority as truth, service, tradition, or neutrality in ways that can obscure its institutional standpoint and power. [20]

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Constitutional Spirit ? Credit for respecting constitutional rights and civil-liberties norms even where private law does not strictly require it.	1 / 3	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gets limited positive credit on Constitutional Spirit because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's public work includes some… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gets limited positive credit on Constitutional Spirit because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's public work includes some civil-society value, but internal religious governance is not equivalent to public constitutional accountability.. The value stays modest unless the practice is durable, externally legible, and stronger than ordinary nonprofit or religious self-presentation. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's public work includes some civil-society value, but internal religious governance is not equivalent to public constitutional accountability. [10]
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	2 / 3	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gets limited positive credit on Good Deal because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides community, services, aid, education,… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gets limited positive credit on Good Deal because church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides community, services, aid, education, advocacy, or spiritual goods that can have practical value outside ordinary market exchange.. The value stays modest unless the practice is durable, externally legible, and stronger than ordinary nonprofit or religious self-presentation. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides community, services, aid, education, advocacy, or spiritual goods that can have practical value outside ordinary market exchange. [11]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

High 91/100

20 verified linked claims 20 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 20/20 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 20/20

20 verified linked claims

Source quality 18/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 14/18

20 direct claims across 20 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 14, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 10/10

20/20 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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1Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is governed as an institutional religious body rather than by worker, member-consumer, or affected-community ownership.

Ownership Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

2LDS governance is centralized around priesthood hierarchy, First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve, and correlated church authority rather than democratic affected-stakeholder control.

Governance Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

3Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's resource flows depend on donations, institutional assets, dues, offerings, or affiliated service systems rather than democratic surplus return to affected people.

Extraction Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

4Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's clergy, staff, volunteers, or members operate inside religious authority structures with limited worker sovereignty compared with co-determined or worker-owned institutions.

Labor Sovereignty Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

5Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's public record shows some ministry, charity, or mutual-aid orientation, but not a universal structural guarantee for people outside paid work.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

6Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's mission language and public-service work show some willingness to absorb cost for values, while accountability still depends on institutional discretion.

Loss Bearing Fidelity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

7Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not an ordinary seller, but it controls access to religious community, services, identity, donations, or institutional recognition.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

8The LDS Church provides worship, welfare, education, family support, disaster response, and local community structure with real practical value for many members.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

9Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's scale gives it public importance and service capacity, while also magnifying hierarchy, opacity, and identity pressure.

Scale Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

10Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's public work includes some civil-society value, but internal religious governance is not equivalent to public constitutional accountability.

Constitutional Spirit Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

11Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides community, services, aid, education, advocacy, or spiritual goods that can have practical value outside ordinary market exchange.

Good Deal Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

12Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's positive conduct depends on present leadership, doctrine, boards, religious culture, or discretionary institutional practice rather than locked affected-stakeholder control.

Reversibility Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

13The current record includes serious harms around high-control religious identity and accountability controversies, though not the same documented abuse-system severity assigned to Catholic or SBC entries in this pass.

Human Harm Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

14Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participates in public moral, legal, policy, or cultural advocacy where religious authority can shape civic rules affecting nonmembers.

Policy Capture Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

15Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serves or forms young people through religious education, youth ministry, schools, family culture, or identity formation; the scoring depends on whether that work becomes manipulative capture.

Youth Capture Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

16Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's members, staff, clergy, or service recipients may face institution-set rules, covenants, or moral terms that are not negotiated individually.

Unilateral Terms Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

17Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's public accountability is limited by religious hierarchy, internal processes, donor opacity, abuse-reporting gaps, or incomplete financial transparency.

Accountability Opacity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

18LDS identity formation is unusually strong through missions, temples, family doctrine, youth programs, worthiness expectations, and high-demand community belonging.

Identity Capture Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

19Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's current record in this pass does not show pervasive biometric, AI, or commercial surveillance systems comparable with surveillance-platform entries.

Surveillance Capture Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

20Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presents religious or moral authority as truth, service, tradition, or neutrality in ways that can obscure its institutional standpoint and power.

Ideological Disavowal Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

LDS official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SEC order on Ensign Peak and LDS ChurchPrimary public record · 100%
LDS welfare and self-relianceGeneral web source · 58%

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