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Fun fact: secret societies — and the resultant woes of society — is a central theme in the Book of Mormon. > ...And it came to pass that they formed a secret c
by arxpoetica 8y ago
Fun fact: secret societies — and the resultant woes of society — is a central theme in the Book of Mormon.
> ...And it came to pass that they formed a secret combination, even as they of old; which combination is most abominable and wicked above all, in the sight of God...
> ...And it came to pass that there arose a rebellion among the people, because of that secret combination which was built up to get power and gain...
> ...And the regulations of the government were destroyed, because of the secret combination of the friends and kindreds of those who murdered the prophets...
- drewmate 8y agoAnd in the ultimate ironic twist, years after the Book of Mormon was published, Mormons adopted a version of the very Masonic rituals likely referenced in their own book. [0] [0] http://packham.n4m.org/temples.htm#ENDOWMENT http://packham.n4m.org/temples.htm#ENDOWMENT
- dev_dull 8y agoWasn’t it written in the 1800s? That seems like the heyday of secret societies in the USA.
- JasonFruit 8y agoOpposition to secret societies was common in rural American religion at that time. It's survived among Primitive Baptists, some conservative Methodists, and others. There's a general feeling that Christian brotherhood is inhibited by that sort of secret-keeping.