Thoughts on Mormonism?

[Snigger]

I personally think they're great people, but a lot of apostates seem to despise the church. They also heavily promote family and community.

 

[Helvetica]

they're weird for me. i know a lot of ex-Mormons ruthlessly shit on it and put it as some Scientology-tier horror cult, but a lot of practicing Mormons really do seem to love their faith and devote themselves to it and all it entails.

i think it's because it's a strict religion, so if you like the rules and structure you'll adore it, but if you're opposed to the rules you'll despise it

 

[obliviousbeard]

Don't really have an opinion on them, aside from this. You're in some cult, living with your congregation somewhere comfy. Then you put up your suit, and go do your mission abroad. And for some reason, you pick Finland, and you pick my city, and especially my doorbell to ring at like 8 am on sunday while I have massive hangover. Like please, go preach on the streets and leave me alone in my godless misery.

 

[Snigger]

Don't really have an opinion on them, aside from this. You're in some cult, living with your congregation somewhere comfy. Then you put up your suit, and go do your mission abroad. And for some reason, you pick Finland, and you pick my city, and especially my doorbell to ring at like 8 am on sunday while I have massive hangover. Like please, go preach on the streets and leave me alone in my godless misery.

When my uncle first moved to Utah with his wife and newborn, some missionaries came up to his door and he opened it with a wifebeater on and a beer in his hand.
Never was bothered again.

 

[The Cunting Death]

Weird but of all the religious people I've ever met they were the nicest. Like even ex mormons were some of the nicest people I've ever met

 

[Jason Wynn]

My best friend of 23 years is a Mormon. Like other people have said, they are incredibly nice. My friend and his family are some of the most warm hearted decent people you’ll ever meet. He’s never tried to push his faith on me so I can’t speak from that angle, but despite me finding the religion silly, it doesn’t affect how I feel about the individuals

 

[Santa Fe Swag]

Mormons are some of the nicest people I've ever met. They may have a wacky religion but anybody that polite automatically has my respect.

 

[Shidoen]

There’s a better chance that mormons are right about religion than atheists.

 

[Glowie Hunter Art Bell]

My boss is Mormon, he's incredibly nice and always tries his best to make sure we are happy. He's also the most down to earth boss I've ever dealt with.

 

[♦️ King of Diamonds ♦️]

I'm Mormon- albeit a convert. I requested the missionaries to come visit my home (which I'm told is unusual- especially among young people) not too long after I had a psychotic breakdown that landed me in the hospital for a few days and temporarily unemployed not too long after I moved 4100 miles away from my parent's home and all my family for the first time. I was born and raised in the Russian Orthodox Church so I had a extensive understanding of Christianity already- but I left Christianity and became apostate (dabbling in occult/neo-pagan stuff) when I was about 19 years old until I became Mormon.

Mormons are utterly despised by the federal government, relentlessly ridiculed in the media, and subject to alot of stereotypes by the average joe... but the fact of the matter is when I read the Book of Mormon for the first time I saw something beautiful and divinely inspired.

My personal experience is that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, it's teachings, and community have been nothing for a net positive for me (and even improved my health- I had some problems using alcohol as a "crutch" for mental health issues during my college years).

If someone had a very negative experience with the Church I'm not going to try to argue with them or think they're bad people- because it's their experience and I believe everybody should have the right to practice whatever religion they believe in in freedom and peace.

Also we're not really supposed to call ourselves "Mormons" anymore due to the orders of the current Prophet but it's alot less of a mouthful than "Members of the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-Day Saints" and it's what the vast majority of people know us as. There seems to be a big push by the church leadership in recent decades to try and "fit in/blend in" with mainstream Evangelical Protestantism in various different areas I could go into (one example is getting rid of the church symbol of the Angel Moroni blaring the trumpet and replacing it with Christ with his arms outstretched) but tbh I think this is a bad idea- some of the most psychopathic anti-mormon people are Evangelicals who want us all to become Baptists or something (this is where the "Banned Mormon Cartoon" comes from) and the church has such a unique and colorful religious tradition I think we should embrace alot of what makes us different.

 

[Absolutego]

Apostates have issue with the church because ex-Mormons are pretty much the only people group Mormons aren't nice and polite to.

 

[Monkey Shoulder]

Not a fan.

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

They manage to scam billions of dollars, dodge taxes and do weird shit like marrying a dozen underage girls to old dudes or straight up kill people in blood atonement.

They are very good grifters. Their beliefs are retarded and ultimately i don't have much respect for them. I also find it very suspicious that they are disproportionally represented on the CIA and FBI, it glows.

 

[MrTroll]

I've only met one Mormon guy, but I can say that he and his wives are some of the nicest people I know.

 

[Snigger]

They manage to scam billions of dollars, dodge taxes and do weird shit like marrying a dozen underage girls to old dudes or straight up kill people in blood atonement.

They are very good grifters, their beliefs are retarded and ultimately i have no respect for them

FLDS =/= LDS

 

[Meat Target]

They're decent people, but what I understand about their theology sounds ass-backwards:

• The Garden of Eden was located where Kansas City is today;
• God is not a transcendent, eternal Supreme Being, but a mortal who has ascended to godhood;
• When you die (or at least this is true of the men), you become a god of your own realm with a harem of waifus.

And some pretty based individuals are/were Mormons, such as Andy Reid, John Moses Browning, and Brandon Sanderson.

I don't doubt that their church has its foibles. It seems they pissed off a *lot* of people starting out, given that Joseph Smith was murdered in jail, the Missouri government declared open season on them, and they all bugged out to Utah to create their own theo-democratic country called Deseret.

 

[MrTroll]

• The Garden of Eden was located where Kansas City is today;
• God is not a transcendent, eternal Supreme Being, but a mortal who has ascended to godhood;
• When you die (or at least this is true of the men), you become a god of your own realm with a harem of waifus.

Yeah, that's much dumber than the magical apple and talking snake-filled Garden of Eden being in North Africa or the Middle East, God being a supernatural being who just happened to exist forever and created mankind because he was bored, and the afterlife being a nonstop pool party with Jesus and all your homies.

 

[Marcus Zuttenheim]

Pretty stupid.

 

[Skitarii]

Look buddy, I hate utah and I hate muslims, you're really asking for my opinion on utah muslims?

 

[augment]

They own too many businesses and possess too much money. Also they are fucking everywhere.