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Nothing confrontational intended by this observation, but I genuinely think it's interesting that you said "when _we_ were forced..." at first and then say "Mor
by bigwavedave 6y ago
Nothing confrontational intended by this observation, but I genuinely think it's interesting that you said "when _we_ were forced..." at first and then say "Mormons would ban coffee if _they_ could" [emphasis mine in both quotes]. You identify as a former Mormon, group yourself in with them when you bring up polygamy, then separate yourself again. Again, there's nothing malicious being implied here, it's just an interesting observation that I wanted to make sure you were aware of!
- xnyan 6y agoOh for sure, and I thought about it too as I was writing it. On the one hand, I have explicitly resigned from the LDS church. I think they engage in immoral practices and I can't in good conscience say I'm a member. On the other had, I was raised Mormon and my family goes back with the Mormons to the 1830s when the LDS church was founded (technically The Church of Jesus Christ, the original name) so to some degree it's a inseparable part of my identity. I try to split the difference in my life, but it gets messy sometimes.
- reducesuffering 6y agoSince you have first-hand experience, what kind of immoral practices do you consider them generally to engage in, in modern times?