re: #101 Obdicut

There’s no uniqueness in the Mormon church in changing their positions on things.

Mormonism is not inherently scarier than other religions, nor is Islam. The same arguments get pulled out to smear ‘em both.

Oh, I agree. Mormonism is quite like other religions.

On the latter point, last night SFZ and I discussed briefly our differences on Mormonism. I do consider is unhealthily overly-cultic, and there are plenty of ex-Mormons who struggle with dealing with the institution and what I consider mob-like pressure. This has been brought forward as an issue many times.

Just because the Mormons in their early years were the subject of (often very ugly) discrimination doesn’t mean I’m going to give them a pass today on their own abuses.