S/O Mormonism... I just don't get it...

Anonymous
The men are literally never allowed to masturbate. Never.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:What a nasty post, OP. Are you a bigot about every religion you don't "get" or are you just bringing this up because there are a couple of possible republican presidential candidates who are mormon? I happen to be a liberal democrat and whichever your reason, I'm appalled.


Nope. I read the other post about tithing and that's why I asked the question.



Anonymous
The men are literally never allowed to masturbate. Never.


Lawlz. I guess it's a good thing they don't have confession.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:What a nasty post, OP. Are you a bigot about every religion you don't "get" or are you just bringing this up because there are a couple of possible republican presidential candidates who are mormon? I happen to be a liberal democrat and whichever your reason, I'm appalled.


how is it nasty? would you say it was nasty if the OP was asking about scientology or the branch davidians?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
The men are literally never allowed to masturbate. Never.


Lawlz. I guess it's a good thing they don't have confession.


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.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:The men are literally never allowed to masturbate. Never.



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.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:What a nasty post, OP. Are you a bigot about every religion you don't "get" or are you just bringing this up because there are a couple of possible republican presidential candidates who are mormon? I happen to be a liberal democrat and whichever your reason, I'm appalled.


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.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
The men are literally never allowed to masturbate. Never.


Lawlz. I guess it's a good thing they don't have confession.


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.


Really? What if they have a wet dream? Is that ok?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:What a nasty post, OP. Are you a bigot about every religion you don't "get" or are you just bringing this up because there are a couple of possible republican presidential candidates who are mormon? I happen to be a liberal democrat and whichever your reason, I'm appalled.


New Poster here. What about the role of women in mormonism? Are you not appalled about that?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What a nasty post, OP. Are you a bigot about every religion you don't "get" or are you just bringing this up because there are a couple of possible republican presidential candidates who are mormon? I happen to be a liberal democrat and whichever your reason, I'm appalled.


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?
Anonymous
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....
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What a nasty post, OP. Are you a bigot about every religion you don't "get" or are you just bringing this up because there are a couple of possible republican presidential candidates who are mormon? I happen to be a liberal democrat and whichever your reason, I'm appalled.


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.


"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.
Anonymous
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.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote: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?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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.
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