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Mormon God vs the US government (i.redd.it)

submitted 7 months ago by Mandarbmax@lemmy.world to c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works

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[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 98 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The polygamy thing works great for new religions because it is a sure fire way to easily create more adherents from a small amount of stock. Indoctrinating children from birth is way easier than converting adults.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 59 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It also makes it way easier to convert some adults

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 56 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Mostly male adults

Mostly.

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Any man who claims he's only polygamous for religious reasons is lying. We all know he just wants a harem of women in his bed.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Hey now don't be bigoted. Some of us want harems with more than just plain old women.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 7 months ago

It’s weird that a polygamy religion even recruits women, and that it did so so effectively that Mormonism is now a major and accepted religion.

[–] choroalp@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago

This is why islam allows 4 wives