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con77 ago

Dont be fooled. The mormons have spent 100 years putting their people in positons of power in politics, the military, and the media. When the time is right they will declare a new revelation and reinstate polygamy to mainstream mormonism. If we could just spark a holy war between these cult members and scientology. Although scientology is smaller and mormons are well armed scientology is absolutely ruthless. It would be interesting to watch.

BlowjaySimpson ago

I was raised mainstream Mormon, and while I don't doubt there are efforts to get members in positions of power, putting mainstream Mormonism in the same class as Scientology is just retardedly foolhardy. TBH, I don't go or believe the dogma, but the wife and I have discussed going back, simply because they create such an amazing and strong community of genuinely good (sometimes a little christcucked) people. Mormonism has a growing almost reformation movement where they aren't as fundamentalist. As I get older and have a kid on the way, I find myself really liking the effect the Mormon church has in instilling strong Christian values, and I value what I was taught and learned their as a child. Joseph Smith was a con artist, like all founders of a religion(even Christ), but look at the good works of the Mormons. They are a pretty fucking great people(minus the whole Chosenites bullshit of believing they are basically cousins of the Jews), and I wish my neighborhood had even more of them in it.

con77 ago

comparing Joseph smith to Jesus just proved my point you fucking evil cult member.

Fuzzycrumpkin ago

Of course Mormons are a cult, they believe in the bible...

Cc1914 ago

So if you believe in he Bible your in a cult?

Fuzzycrumpkin ago

Yes. Technically I think anything that can illicit blind faith is cult-like. Plus this news story is nothing knew among religions. If there are people in power you can usually find corrupt individuals, and especially pedophiles. I don't know what it is with pedophiles seeking powerful positions but that is usually where you'll find them.