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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was raised Mormon.  Not all of them are that nice, and when you leave, they are quick to shut you out.  [/quote]

OP here. I can actually understand a religious sect shutting out someone who rejects the sect's values and leaves. What do you think enables the nice ones to be so nice?[/quote]

NP and also a former Mormon.  It's brutal the way some Mormon families shun children who leave the faith or decide not to serve missions (for boys anyway).  It's less of an issue around here where there isn't a large LDS population and people aren't particularly concerned about who attends which church, but in places like Utah or Idaho, kids who decide to peace out from the LDS Church receive a ton of backlash from everyone from the plumber to the baker.

In terms of nice Mormons, it's probably a combination of a couple things: 1. an extension of the Protestant work ethic 2. the sincere belief that you should be honest in dealings with your peers (this is a big tenet of the faith, although IMO, quite a few of the higher-ups in the Church hierarchy could use a refresher course on this one) 3. learning the importance of organization and being willing to help others from a young age [/quote]

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