Re: (OT) They're not all crazy in Europe

On 2025-04-29, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

On 2025-04-28 23:20, rbowman wrote:

On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:37:20 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
 

On 2025-04-28 14:40, rbowman wrote:

On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:43:13 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
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Apparently, much of it is due to the fact that the Internet is now
available to Muslims, and they can easily discover that their "faith"
is a work of bad plagiarism filled with contradictions and lies.
Perhaps exposure to Western content also played a part.

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Apparently exposure to the internet hasn't hindered the LDS church.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_of_the_Hebrews

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I think they just enjoy the fact that they can have a number of wives
and don't want to admit that it's all garbage.

 
Garbage sells.
 
https://ldschurchgrowth.blogspot.com/
 
Mainstream Christian churches are losing members but they keep on growing.
There is a temple planned for here and there are already a number of ward
churches or whatever they are called.
 
There is a LDS fundamentalist town about 30 miles south. It's generally
believed they are polygamists but they don't cause problems so it's don't
ask, don't tell.

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The question for me is whether I want to join a religion because of the
benefits it offers while I live or do I want to join the true faith
shared by God. In my case, it's the latter. I would be wary of any sect
which promises me all sorts of wonderful luxuries if I join.

When my brother worked with Mormons in Idaho Falls, he would share rides
with his co-workers. When they would drive home his Mormon co-worker would
always point to a big house on the side of the highway. He would say, "This
is where our bishop lives... awfully BIG for ONE family, isn't it?"

I guess he was proud that his bishop was a polygamist.

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