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Mormon church excommunicates man for being critical of Romney
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Mormon church excommunicates man for being critical of Romney
September 21, 2012 at 1:24 pm
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...ritic.html

Fucking crazy. Ask real questions about the church and politics and you're worthy of hell. All the secrecy in the church, strongly enforced or, at least, suggested by the leadership (who claim to be profits) makes it all the worse.

Part of me says excommunication from the LDS church is no big deal; after all, it's just an imaginary friend in the sky saying he doesn't like you anymore. However, the social stigmatization that goes along with the excommunication is painful. Other Mormons are discouraged with being friends with you or socializing with you. It's even worse if you live in Utah or Salt Lake City itself; you become a pariah to pretty much everyone.
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RE: Mormon church excommunicates man for being critical of Romney
September 21, 2012 at 1:25 pm
Talking about a cult.
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RE: Mormon church excommunicates man for being critical of Romney
September 21, 2012 at 1:29 pm
(September 21, 2012 at 1:25 pm)Chuck Wrote: Talking about a cult.

Is there a difference between a cult and a religion?
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RE: Mormon church excommunicates man for being critical of Romney
September 21, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Exactly. At least they didn't tie his ass to a stake and set him on fire.


(Although they probably would if they could.)
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RE: Mormon church excommunicates man for being critical of Romney
September 21, 2012 at 1:34 pm
(September 21, 2012 at 1:29 pm)TaraJo Wrote:
(September 21, 2012 at 1:25 pm)Chuck Wrote: Talking about a cult.

Is there a difference between a cult and a religion?

Religion faces less danger of consequences when it kills people.
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RE: Mormon church excommunicates man for being critical of Romney
September 21, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Quote:Is there a difference between a cult and a religion?

A cult is a religion that someone else belongs to.
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RE: Mormon church excommunicates man for being critical of Romney
September 21, 2012 at 1:36 pm
(September 21, 2012 at 1:30 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Exactly. At least they didn't tie his ass to a stake and set him on fire.


(Although they probably would if they could.)

No, but the more FLDS has started with torturing cats.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=21204011

The FLDS are the fundamentalist versions of the Mormons. They broke away mostly because of polygamy and they think the regular LDS church is too liberal. Which is really fucking scary.

Just to make sure everyone understands, LDS stands for "Later Day Saints" which is the more official name of the church. Most people just call them Mormons. So they're pretty much synonyms for each other.
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RE: Mormon church excommunicates man for being critical of Romney
September 21, 2012 at 2:42 pm
What's really scary is that a man that is under the influence of this cult is so close to the highest political office in the nation.
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RE: Mormon church excommunicates man for being critical of Romney
September 21, 2012 at 5:35 pm
(September 21, 2012 at 2:42 pm)Faith No More Wrote: What's really scary is that a man that is under the influence of this cult is so close to the highest political office in the nation.

In fairness, the same was said of Kennedy in the 60's...
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RE: Mormon church excommunicates man for being critical of Romney
September 21, 2012 at 5:53 pm
(September 21, 2012 at 1:29 pm)TaraJo Wrote: Is there a difference between a cult and a religion?

Only size really.
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