Comment by Lindsey on May 15, 2011 at 3:35pm

What state do you live in? Because if it's a state that doesn't have many mormons, she's probably getting crap for her version of christianity not being 'christian enough' or they're probably making fun of the Book of Mormon. But if you are in a place with alot of mormons, it's most likely that nasty little persecution complex showing up: at my old highschool, in Utah, my mormon friends would always complain about how everyone was against them and how much they wished they could have an all-mormon school, even though the mormons vastly outnumbered every other religion. Whenever I pointed out that they were actually in the majority, and that being persecuted and not having your every whim catered to weren't the same thing, I would always be accused of being 'intolerant' or 'aggressive' towards mormons. Mormonism, like most other conservative religions, is based on the notion that they are a righteous minority fighting some cosmic battle of good vs. evil against an oppressive majority, even if they are really a majority and have near complete control over the state government, allowing them to turn their religious doctrine into law with little resistance (at least in Utah. Seriously, very few laws ever get passed that the LDS church doesn't approve of).

Comment by Chuck B. on May 15, 2011 at 5:17pm

I'm in Wyoming, don't think there are alot of Mormons around.  Although I talked to a guy today and he told me they just opened a church here apparently.  We are right on the Utah border so maybe they're trying to take over our state, lol.

Comment by Chuck B. on May 16, 2011 at 3:51am

I'm pretty sure most my perspectives on Mormonism come from True Love and South Park. lol

Probably not the best place to get accurate information.  Although this prop 8 BS pisses me off.

 

http://www.365gay.com/news/mormon-church-admits-it-spent-100-times-...

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