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In reply to the discussion: What Mormonism teaches me about religion [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)18. I don't see any difference between Mormonism and other belief systems
that's the takeaway for me.
Why would an institution that claims to represent a man who spoke for the poor and told the rich to give away all they own have enough of a portfolio to rival many nations? If that religion were anything other than a con to keep those in power and luxury as they are, why doesn't that church sell off its holdings and actually give it to the poor instead of asking working people to give money to it?
Reminds me of serfdom - and, in fact, churches work on that same model, more or less.
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What perplexes me the most is how we can stand back and agree that Mormonism (for one) is BS
NightWatcher
Sep 2012
#4
Again, if you start from the assumption that all historic religious references and stories
cbayer
Sep 2012
#9
"Most people do not read them literally or think they were actually written by a god" - Really?
cleanhippie
Sep 2012
#13
if they were not written by god, then why do they have any more validity than any other text?
RainDog
Sep 2012
#17
A recent post here highlighted a poll which showed that most people who consider themselves
cbayer
Sep 2012
#19
Are you really comparing all the flavors of different religious groups with the KKK?
cbayer
Sep 2012
#24
Those changes are happening due to societal pressure and the inability to defend those beliefs
cleanhippie
Sep 2012
#14
That's true, basically they are caving in to secular ethics and morality...
Humanist_Activist
Sep 2012
#15
Those changes come about because people's reality shows them their belief group is wrong
RainDog
Sep 2012
#23