
The men are literally never allowed to masturbate. Never. |
Nope. I read the other post about tithing and that's why I asked the question. |
Lawlz. I guess it's a good thing they don't have confession. |
how is it nasty? would you say it was nasty if the OP was asking about scientology or the branch davidians? |
On the contrary. They are questioned about it directly, e.g. before they are allowed to go on mission they have to have not choked the chicken for at least a year etc. |
Don't they have a special sheet with a hole cut in it for their unit? And they can "spill their seed" only on that sheet? And what's up with those "garments" ? See, if they only were more transparent about their beliefs we wouldn't have to make these absurd speculations. |
Oh get over yourself. 1. If people believe a bunch of ludicrous stuff then other people are inevitably going to question it. 2. This Church's beliefs has real-world impacts. For example they played a significant role in the battle against same-sex marriage in California and elsewhere. So they aren't some quiet little religion minding their own business. They are taking their bat-shit crazy nonsense out into the public sphere, and they deserved to be called out on their bullshit. |
Really? What if they have a wet dream? Is that ok? |
New Poster here. What about the role of women in mormonism? Are you not appalled about that? |
What about the role of African Americans in Mormonism? Are you not appalled about that? |
My favorite telling of the story of Joseph Smith - from South Park
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFMgqYs0KIo And let's not even start on Brigham Young.... |
"Bat-shit crazy" is a good way of describing that religion. Also, Mormons tend give jobs to other Mormons. I witnessed that at my last job at a company that's too-big-to-fail. All you needed to have on your resume was BYU. The company is bankrupt and under a conservatorship and I am sure that they are sorry for taking those jobs now. |
All religions have bizarre narratives--it's what you are used to.
Judaism: burning bushes, tablets from God, a man who almost sacrifices his own child because God told him to. Don't forget the circumcision business, too. It's weird. Christianity: Macabre. A father--omnipotent, omniscient-- allows his son to die a torturous death--he's nailed to wood. Uh huh, exactly. |
Your point is? |
I think the point is, all religions have bizarre narratives. Well, Islam is pretty straightforward. If you believe in a god and that he speaks to certain individuals. |