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posted ago by RandomNumber ago by RandomNumber +72 / -1

Mormon church now owns $2BILLION of US farmland, with more acreage than Bill Gates and China combined: Huge land grabs in Nebraska and Florida spark backlash from local farmers

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12868689/mormon-church-owns-land-bill-gates-china.html

The Mormons are on a farmland-buying spree that is driving up prices and forcing local farmers out, according to critics.

... the Mormon church now owns around $2billion worth of farmland across the US, covering around 859,000 acres, more land than Bill Gates (270,000 acres) and China (383,935) combined. ...

... But the sprawling Mormon agricultural empire raises further questions over why the church is seeking to build such a large portfolio and what it is using the proceeds for. Farmland Reserve has said it sees its land purchases as an investment 'to generate long-term value to support the Church's religious, charitable, and humanitarian good works'. There are also indications that it could form part of the church's 'prepping' ethos. Mormons believe that before Jesus returns, there will be a period of war and hardship and need to be prepared. ...

Another data point indicating everyone is getting nervous about the state of the world.

I get that outbidding the locals is not a nice thing to do, but this Trad Catholic is far happier seeing land in Mormon hands than in Bill Gates' paws--Mormons might be wierd, but they aren't trying to kill me, like Gates is.