I'm assuming drexlersdad is referring to polygamy. Most importantly, the plural marriage practiced by Mormons from 1852 to 1890 has little resemblance to what you see today with people living in compounds and such. I'm just going to quote some stuff so it doesn't take me forever to type it in my own words. https://www.lds.org/manual/truth-re...-of-endurance?lang=eng&query=history polygamy http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/commentary/polygamy-then-and-now As for for claims of pedophilia and sexual manipulation, a historical context is necessary. Admittedly, I can't tell you how often teenage girls were included in the practice, but here's some food for thought: http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/commentary/polygamy-then-and-now Obviously marriage at 14 for a much older man leaves a bad taste in our collective mouths now, but it wasn't uncommon at the time. In sum, to refer to Mormon's practice of plural marriage as a harem is disingenuous. To say that it denigrated women shows a lack of historical knowledge, perspective and context. Any other reasons people have for why Mormons disrespect women?
I had a friend in high school once tell me that Mormon girls were the horniest girls he knew. I'm not sure how he came to that conclusion since I knew all the Mormon girls in my high school and none of them were giving him the time of day...
Yes. If you know how Mormonism started and the basis of beliefs they have, it is much more ridiculous than Christianity. If people actually understand the basis of beliefs in Christianity and actually believe them, that's ridiculous too.
Whoops! Well, I'll give you what I know, but there isn't much. It's not exactly a common Sunday School subject. We believe the family unit continues on after death and that marriage is a requirement for exhaltation for both men and women. So in order for there to be exhaltation for everyone, everyone needs to be married. I don't mean that they have to be married during their life-time, but that's another topic. Also, and this is mostly speculation, there will be more women in heaven than men (see, we do think highly of women). Ergo, if everyone has to be married and there will be more women than men in heaven, then it stands to reason that a man would need to be married to more than one woman in order for all the women to be exhalted. Here's a scriptural reference alluding to this idea. Isaiah 4:1 - Is that what you were looking for, drexlersdad?
Dude, so did I. And I'm totally not joking. What was her name? Just give me her initials. If it's the same "Momo" I want to know who did it first. Now that the important shit is out of the way (pun intended) - the dude that said I "backed down" on my stance against mormons should rethink himself. I originally attacked mormonism but through thought and process I realized attacking only mormonism was idiotic. As kooky as I think mormonism is it's indefensible to stand up for any religion under the same premise. Unlike a lot of people in this world I have no problem shifting and changing my opinion as information and realization combine for a new perspective. As I also stated in a previous post, if I had to do it all over again I would have not voted for Bush both times for the same reason I will not vote for Romney. Can someone explain to me the whole Romney/Off Shoring thing? What's the truth?
