I'm going to quote myself again, for those who have decided not to read the entire thread. Some people think I'm blaming Mormonism (I'm not), or saying the Mormon Church caused him to kill (I'm not). I'm curious to see if any of the pressure he felt to act in violence came from his faith. If it...
Where have I said that? You really need to stop attacking me personally and actually focus on what is being said. Unless you have a quote where I say I want everyone to agree with me, you are flat-out wrong...again.
Not true. In fact, I said that Katzpur (a Mormon) would be a great reference...
I suggest you get a primer in Mormonism before you start talking about it like you know what you are talking about. Katzpur is a great reference for this, and you can also ask as many questions as you would like in the Mormon DIR subforum here on RF. Here is a link:
Latter-day Saints DIR -...
Default mormon clothing? I think you might want to educate yourself on what you are talking about. Modesty is a standard that is stressed greatly within Mormon culture:
https://www.lds.org/topics/modesty?lang=eng
You can also see the teaching aimed directly at youth here...
Then you haven't been in a psychiatric ward with several other Mormon youth, have you? :( The pressure to perform, to be the perfect "Molly Mormon" or "Peter Priesthood" is real. While I never had serious thoughts about hurting other people, at times I entertained fleeting thoughts of violence...
In general, it doesn't. It could be a Christian, Muslim, Pagan, etc. But, because of the more conservative and seemingly restrictive culture of Mormonism, I'm curious to see if it played a part into what he did. In no way am I blaming it on Mormonism at all. It was the shooters fault, 100%, I'm...
Please show me EXACTLY where I have blamed the Mormon Church for this shooting? Oh wait, I have not. I've simply made the assertion that there is a great deal of pressure on members of this faith, and I was curious (please re-read my posts for clarification, and look up the definition of the...
Do you know how evolution even works? Snakes don't turn into elephants and elephants don't turn into snakes. That isn't voodoo, that just isn't what happens. For the love of science, please take a refresher course on evolution -- it would do you good so you actually look like you know what you...
Beast wars? That's not evolution. Sorry to break it to you. Please take a refresher course:
Evolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Evolution isn't voodoo anymore than the theory of gravity is voodoo.
No, it isn't. Not a stretch at all. With their genetics you've evolved to be the human you are today. You have several of their traits, and because of the genetics they gave you, you are different than them. Do you really not understand how evolution works? :confused:
Well, they should re-read my statements a little harder. And again, the answer is NO. The Mormon Church is not pressuring them to kill, but the pressure from the Mormon Church can do funny things to people and cause them to act in ways which sometimes we don't understand.
Like I stated, I am...
It's okay. I shouldn't have snapped at you -- I've just answered why I think it is important several times and it frustrated me that another person was asking when I had already answered the question several times. I'm sorry about that. :cover:
I never said he wasn't, but like I've now stated multiple times in this thread, I'm curious to see if the pressure from the Mormon Church had anything to do with his actions.
It isn't just a conspiracy Kashmir. From the clothing you wear (including underwear at a certain age), to the food you eat (Word of Wisdom -- health code), to the movies, tv and media you partake of, to the things you can and can't do on Sundays, to how you feel about politics, etc. It literally...
That was the FLDS and polygamists -- off the top of my head I cannot remember the names and the sects, but it happened several years ago. The FLDS are an offshoot of the main Mormon Church.
We need that, and in fact, in my area a few years ago, supporters of Planned Parenthood went down to our capital during a legislative day and tried to get our local representatives to understand why these places (and how they lie) are so dangerous. But because they are practically Tea Baggers...