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Still waiting for your response to my reason for despising religious cults like the Mormons. In the absence of a working link perhaps you can explain it to us.
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Still waiting for your response to my reason for despising religious cults like the Mormons. In the absence of a working link perhaps you can explain it to us.
I despise any religious cult, just because this one managed to outlive it's first cult leader and gain a semblance of respectability does not make it any less a cult. Respond to that.
Why the Left-Wing Hates Mormons and How to Respond
Thought it was an interesting argument and it would help take away from some of the old stories of today.
I live in Mesa, Arizona, a Mormon founded and heavily populated city. I hear more anti-Mormon crap from the right-wing conservatives, I work with, then any other group. They questioned why I bought a car from a Mormon owned dealership or why they put Mormon education centers near high schools and colleges. People even complain that public school teachers have to be Mormon to work in Mesa.
The posts in this thread indicate the opposite of your experience. And the article address your point:
The political left will no doubt mention that it is evangelicals, and certainly not they, that disdain Mormons, but this isn't true. According to Gallup, the Republican Party, the party of Evangelical Christians, saw a decrease in the numbers of Republicans saying they could not vote for a Mormon from 30% in 2007 to 18% in 2011, while among Democrats, the party of the secular left, that figure increased from 18% to 27% during that same time period.
I despise any religious cult, just because this one managed to outlive it's first cult leader and gain a semblance of respectability does not make it any less a cult. Respond to that.
what cult do you belong to
Not addressed to me but -
One's religious beliefs are very personal and private.
Why do people believe they can demand an answer to the question you asked?
Except, I live here with a Mormon temple, 3 education centers and about 15 Mormon churches within 10 miles of my front door. But, you keep reading your polls for the "facts".
I despise any religious cult, just because this one managed to outlive it's first cult leader and gain a semblance of respectability does not make it any less a cult. Respond to that.
You want a response to your opinion?
I dont really care how you classify religions. The word cult could technically apply to any religion or faith. But i take it you are using it as a pejorative. It loses all its meaning there. All it means is "A religion I don't like".
Which probably defines it fine for you.
As I said, the link is working fine for me now. I dont know if its working for anyone else.
Except, I live here with a Mormon temple, 3 education centers and about 15 Mormon churches within 10 miles of my front door. But, you keep reading your polls for the "facts".
Im skeptical of polls in general, but I am confident that it is more accurate on the national mood than is someone living in Mesa Arizona experiencing it's own dynamic.
Except, I live here with a Mormon temple, 3 education centers and about 15 Mormon churches within 10 miles of my front door. But, you keep reading your polls for the "facts".
Im skeptical of polls in general, but I am confident that it is more accurate on the national mood than is someone living in Mesa Arizona experiencing it's own dynamic.
So my experiences living in a majority Mormon city of 500,000 is less valid then people living in an area with zero Mormons?
I'm about as left wing as anyone I know, and I don't hate Mormons at all. Most of my friends, and all of my family are very left wing as well. None of them hate Mormons either.
I'm about as left wing as anyone I know, and I don't hate Mormons at all. Most of my friends, and all of my family are very left wing as well. None of them hate Mormons either.
Im glad to hear that.
I'm about as left wing as anyone I know, and I don't hate Mormons at all. Most of my friends, and all of my family are very left wing as well. None of them hate Mormons either.
Im glad to hear that.
I try very hard to judge people on their individual merits, rather than by the groups they're associated with - but even so, every Mormon I've ever met has been kind, generous, and incredibly polite.
I can't for the life of me see why anyone would "hate" Mormons.