Religion in America

[neoplacebo]

They're an odd bunch:

Militarist, as billy.pilgrim notes;
A real but remote history of persecution by other xtians as neoplacebo says, deserved?
Commendable for their self-sufficiency, healthful lifestyle and communitarianism;
At times, they have been as politically and socially activist con as our Southern fundies. However, they have a very hierarchical structure with a president–prophet dictating revelations for the whole church. This has meant a liberalizing phase the past few years, so much so that they often pass as decent human beings;
MItt Romney, the former candidate for POTUS, represents uber-Mormon Utah in the US Senate and is probably our most anti-45SHOLE Senator, and Utah Repugs mostly support him for it.

I confess that it's been ME calling the president prophet of Mormons these past twenty years or so; actually got in touch with him by mistake. Anyway, I've told him to lighten up, get on the good foot, let the people go and get a leg up.....that sort of thing. He never commits.

[neoplacebo]

I'd assume that anyone with an ounce of sense woild immediately recognise the Book of Mormon as absurd, but being Mormon in certain places is likely a necessity for social and economic reasons. Is there genuine devotion or just conformity?

I consider Mormons more like a cult very similar to the trump cult. They are an insular community and tend to associate mostly with those of their own kind. I assume this is a vestige of their ostracism by other whites in the early 19th century when their practice of polygamy was common. All the other religious hypocrites scorned the Mormons and would kick their ass out of town so that they eventually had their asses kicked all the way to Utah. At that point the other religious hypocrites tired of kicking the Mormons' ass or else at that point they had no more ass to kick. But they've been there in Utah ever since covering and nursing their ass in a collective sort of way.

You may want to include joining the air force as one of their activities.
There are huge mormon churches around every air force base.

No conspiracy intended - just an observation. Could be that Utah is conducive to wanting to fly, or they are trying to get closer to the god guy.

Mormons in the Air Force? God hell! If that's the case, they'll likely go over the top for the new Space Force, which I assume will somehow be related to the Air Force (and possibly IS the Air Force with another name and a lot more money). Or maybe they just like the dark blue uniforms of the Air Force. Or it could be they just don't like marching and camping out.....the Air Force doesn't march around or camp out; same with the Navy. The Army and Marines do that stuff. We always thought it was pointless. Come to think of it, the Air Force Academy looks like a giant church. Guess the Mormons got to them. Or at least got a sweet construction contract in CO.

[billy.pilgrim]

They're an odd bunch:

Militarist, as billy.pilgrim notes;
A real but remote history of persecution by other xtians as neoplacebo says, deserved?
Commendable for their self-sufficiency, healthful lifestyle and communitarianism;
At times, they have been as politically and socially activist con as our Southern fundies. However, they have a very hierarchical structure with a president–prophet dictating revelations for the whole church. This has meant a liberalizing phase the past few years, so much so that they often pass as decent human beings;
MItt Romney, the former candidate for POTUS, represents uber-Mormon Utah in the US Senate and is probably our most anti-45SHOLE Senator, and Utah Repugs mostly support him for it.

Their secrecy is worrisome.

And their roots are downright bat-shit loony tune unbelievable.