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In reply to the discussion: I have lost much respect for Mormons in getting to know Romney [View all]sadbear
(4,340 posts)16. My brother married into the LDSism.
And my experience with his VERY LARGE in-law family has me convinced that material accumulation is a very important part of their faith. Remember, the church gets 10% of ALL their income, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, if they are to be good-standing members. And members not in good standing are often shunned.
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You had respect for mormons? Maybe its because some of my good friends in high school were ex-commun
Erose999
Jul 2012
#2
Because you're calling an entire faith into question based on the actions of one member.
wickerwoman
Jul 2012
#22
Mormons don't have a history of racism throught the organization? Like the GOP and it's "southern
uponit7771
Jul 2012
#34
No problem dissing Rmoney or any church hierarchy but to brush all adherents isn't right
REP
Jul 2012
#12
As an atheist I've always been pretty disrespectful of believers. rMoney takes the hypocrisy
riderinthestorm
Jul 2012
#13
I could care less, the de facto organizational racism will come through him also and there's little
uponit7771
Jul 2012
#37
I used to hang out with some Mormon kids in high school and they were very normal.
limpyhobbler
Jul 2012
#20
Having done business with Mormons it seems to me that they have two sets of standards.
OregonBlue
Jul 2012
#29
They are domionist at the very top of the ladder, everyone else is shit to them and they could
uponit7771
Jul 2012
#36
The defacto racism from the organization is coming through via rMoney. the "foreign" stick is
uponit7771
Jul 2012
#35
So you are now basing your opinion about an entire religion on the actions of one man?
MadHound
Jul 2012
#62