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"Cult" is too strong a word, especially because the Mormons I know are very decent people.

Author: conorlarkin (21003 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 5:03 pm on Jun 22, 2022
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We just watched the show on Hulu, as a buddy had praised the Krakauer book. Homicides are a true story.

Mitt Romney is very typical of the Mormons I have met -- industrious, family oriented, kind, unselfish, bright, law abiding, and easy to like. [They do kick up a good chunk of their quid to their minders ... sort of like the mob, but OK.]

My sense is that the Mormons have evolved into a religion that resembles many other Protestant religions. But, as the TV series presents, the Mormons have seemingly figured out how to march on, notwithstanding that their founder was a fraud/snake oil salesman, who after being killed, was followed by a rapist. How does one attend Brigham Young and turn a blind eye that its founder liked having sex with teenage girls, all in the name of their faith? Weird.

Love the scene where Joseph Smith is called out by his wife for cheating, and Joseph says, "I had a a vision that God wants my to have multiple wives." The wife replies, "Funny ... I had the same vision commanding me to have multiple husbands." She was then told doing so would require blood atonement -- death .... meaning, "Shut your whore mouth!"


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Replies to: ""Cult" is too strong a word, especially because the Mormons I know are very decent people."

  • What are your thoughts on Mormonism? - AlbanyIRISH - 3:43pm 6/22/22 (21) [View All]
    • Lots of m’s and o’s. The r and n must be lonely. Might they be compatible? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 11:04pm 6/22/22
    • Utah fans were great at that game in 2011 or whenever. - Iggle - 8:43pm 6/22/22
    • lots of attractive women in slc, [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:29pm 6/22/22
    • No different than any religion. All based on fairy tales to appease the masses. - NocalIrish - 8:02pm 6/22/22
      • Religion is simultaneously a reenactment of our infancy and a desperate attmeot to find meaning. [NT] - Curly1918 - 8:10am 6/23/22
      • Your marxist foolishness reminds me of wisdom on Mens bathroom stall at Hesburgh Library on 2ndfloor - BaronVonZemo - 8:34pm 6/22/22
        • Before you get too judgmental, Baron...it's not unreasonable for people to have doubts... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 12:01am 6/23/22
          • "All based on fairy tales" is where you meant to direct this if your concern is based on being too - TakethetrainKnute - 7:46am 6/23/22
    • Nice people from my experience. Religion is nutty AF. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:01pm 6/22/22
    • To answer more directly, most of my exposure to Mormons was in ElDorado county in NorCal - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 6:46pm 6/22/22
    • If you’ve never watched the HBO series “Big Love”—It is worth watching a few episodes. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 6:28pm 6/22/22
    • Thoughts? I just hope we beat them in Vegas on October 8th. [NT] - Irishize - 6:06pm 6/22/22
      • Roger that! [NT] - ELP - 7:19pm 6/22/22
    • Nearly all organized religions are goofy to the objective, rational minded. - iairishcheeks - 5:48pm 6/22/22
    • "Cult" is too strong a word, especially because the Mormons I know are very decent people. - conorlarkin - 5:03pm 6/22/22
    • The believers tend to be very decent and hardworking people. - Curly1918 - 4:56pm 6/22/22
    • I know one wife is plenty... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:23pm 6/22/22
      • ^^^Tru Dat^^^ [NT] - JarHead4ND - 6:00pm 6/22/22
    • That’s a good book - Chris94 - 4:18pm 6/22/22
      • The actual Book of Mormon is unreadable and incredible. - Curly1918 - 5:12pm 6/22/22
      • You are now dead to Conor - Iggle - 4:58pm 6/22/22
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