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Originally Posted by callmehoss
Let's say its not 150 years ago and someone comes out today with a claim that they found some golden plates in a hill that are a basically a lost book of the Bible. When asked for proof the person replies, "Well, only I am allowed to see the tablets. Why? Just cuz." How quick do you go, "OK, say high to David Koresh for me, nutjob."? I've really got nothing against Mormons and am not trying to shit on them at all, but that part of the LDS story always bothered me.
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There are people who will believe in living prophets. My mother's "guru" was on a John Safran vs God, and I think he (the Guru, not John) ended up looking pretty silly, but some people will do anything to feel like they belong, or that they are going to be okay. As long as there's a sucker, there's an ass-hole out there to sell them something.
And unlike the Mormons, my mom's Guru takes much more than 10%. Maybe if his cult lasts, and he becomes more established, in 150 years they'll be able to afford a mere 10%.
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Originally Posted by amikaligula
The only real thing that bothers me about Mormons is that their church has some very real political power and it is growing. So while I may like an individual with ties to the church of LDS, once I am aware of those ties I am at the least wary and may go as far as to regard them as an enemy soldier (ideologically, not literally).
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This. It gets really hard for me to separate people from their church affiliation when the church seems so heavily about political action that I feel violates people's human rights.
I've said it before, but even when they tell me that they don't believe in that shit, I get upset because they still support that organization, both monetarily and with attendance. It's like paying member dues at a country club that doesn't allow Jews and saying "It's not me that hates the kikes, it's the club, you know how it is."