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Why Do people Hate Mormons?
Mar 3, 2003 6:32 PM
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My friends mom dosnt like me because im mormon Help me to get her to like me!
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Mar 3, 2003 9:00 PM
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hates mormans. She probably just doesn't understand your religion. Just be who you are and don't let her get to you.
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Re: Why Do people Hate Mormons?
Mar 3, 2003 9:58 PM
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To be perfectly frank, because, when people first read the Book of Mormon, they are astonished at the bizarre nature of it.
It is so far out there, the first time reader honestly wonders what kind of space cadets Mormons are.
I think I would, as a conservative southern Christian, probably be more likely to convert to Islam than to Mormonism. It just seems very strange, at least at first blush.
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Re: Why Do people Hate Mormons?
Mar 4, 2003 4:41 AM
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Don't worry about it. She's probably a very closed-minded person about a lot of things anyway.
I don't know a darn thing about the Mormon religion, but I do not slam anybody for believing in it. That is ridiculous. Only those who are close-minded or unsure about their own faith in things do that sort of thing.
If you believe in it, that should be good enough. Don't try pleasing others just to gain some kind of acceptance from them. That is a never-ending road, and chances are, they aren't worth the trouble anyway.
Remember: No matter what you do, there are those who will like you know matter what you do; there are those who will not like you, no matter what you do; and the very vast majority won't care one way or the other.
Live your life to satisfy and suit yourself, and as long as you don't try to force your beliefs on others who don't what to hear them, then it's nobody else's business in what kind of faith you follow. That is solely between you and the Great Spirit Above.
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Mar 4, 2003 5:37 AM
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Everyone won't like you, no matter what you do. Some people will like you , and some never will. You can't worry about that. It isn't necessary to please everyone.
Just be you, and treat her with respect . Show her what kind of person you are. Be a good person and good people everywhere will respond positively to that. If you are preaching to her, that is a different story.
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OK, please don't dismiss this answer on the
Mar 4, 2003 7:43 AM
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grounds that I am an ex-mormon who chose to leave the church. I have to disagree with the woman. I know many a fine person who just happens to be Mormon. I had my own reasons for leaving. They were doctrinal, and historical and had nothing to do with the common people. The individual who follows any faith blindly will be subjected to these kind of bigotries through their whole life. Not everyone is like that though. Some of us can seperate the individual from the organization. My best advice to you is to know your religion, not just the scriptures, but the history, dogma and doctrine. Do not be an apologist but a peacemaker and tell her that you are not responsible for the bad or questionable decisions of the leaders. You are an individual and your religion of choice should not be held against you. She should take the opportunity to get to know the individual, not hold your religious beliefs against you. If she is too closed minded for this, it is her loss and you should view it as such. Any reasonable person should view you as an individual who just happens to follow a different spiritual path. That choice of religion should never be a subject for conversation, other than if asked and non-threateningly discussed in an adult manner. Neither should try to deride the other or "convert" or preach to the other. Fault finding is a non-productive waste of time when trying to establish a friendship or relationship. Wish you the best of luck.
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Re: Why Do people Hate Mormons?
Mar 5, 2003 3:37 AM
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Ei, first of all, we don't hate ye, but the fact still remains, ye just creep us all out. Hav'n mor then two wives, surly it must be unconstitutional. Second, I hav yet ta see ya hav an african american livin wit ya, so it da nay be that we hate ya, rather, it be we just da nay understand ye.
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Let me say this in defense of Mormons.
Mar 5, 2003 5:01 AM
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Mainstream Mormons do not practice polygamy. The groups that do practice it are ones that have long ago been excommunicated from the main church and are not recoginized by the original church as members there of. I can not speak to the inter-racial marriage part for most of Mormondom, but here in rural WV, there are several mixed families that are members and even a few converts from Islam and Hinduism. I don't know what the statistics are for that on a national or international scale however.
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Mar 5, 2003 5:36 AM
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My friends and I are guilty of that. It seems like half of our school is made up of Mormons. So, we take it upon ourselves to let them know that non-Mormons do exist. 
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.
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Re: Why Do people Hate Mormons?
Mar 5, 2003 2:01 PM
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Woah, you would rather convert to Islam than Mormonism? I'm not mormon or muslim, but still, I find Mormonism to be closer to Christianity (actually, isn't it just a denomination of Christianity? Also, I am Christian.)
I know several mormon people (out in Salt Lake City) and they are really nice people. I've never read the book of mormon, but I've seen things from the Koran that look EXTREMELY violent (ordering the death of christains, calling jews apes and demanding genocide of them).
IMO, islam is not the better choice (if you were FORCED to convert that is) of the two.
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
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Re: Why Do people Hate Mormons?
Mar 6, 2003 4:27 PM
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First of all we don't practice Poligamy which in case I spelt that wrong means having more than one wife. Second we have alot of black people in the church as well as mexicans chines and alot of other races. And last if you don't understand our religion learn about it don't degrade us because you don't enderstand.
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Mar 6, 2003 4:44 PM
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Well its not just that she hates us she despises us. When I met her and she found out I was Mormon she told me all these awful things like how the elders of the church rape the Virgins of the church wait for them to get to the latter stages of the pregnancy deliver the babies themselves then sacrifice the baby to satan, drink the babys blood and eat its heart. I mean how can I not let something like that not bother me. She says our religion is a cover up because we are just a occult. My friend thinks I should talk to her mom about it but what would I say. I already explained that it hurt me but she is being hard-headed. Any ideas anyone. I feel bad because my friend is being put in the middle. HELP!
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Mar 6, 2003 5:25 PM
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I don't know how well this will work, since I do not know the intricate details of your life and your friendships, but if possible, you should try just seeing your friend outside of his home. His mother, if she really said those things, is nearly unreachable, and it is best if you just do not deal with her.
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Re: Why Do people Hate Mormons?
Mar 6, 2003 8:40 PM
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That was, of course, more than a slight exaggeration.
But, if you read the Book of Mormon, it seems as foreign to a traditional Christian as Islam might.
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Re: Why Do people Hate Mormons?
Mar 6, 2003 9:05 PM
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What is unusual about people hating Mormons? What would be unusual if people didn't hate Latter Day Saints! Don't feel alone! People of various religions hate people of other various religions, not just LDS. A fine example is the strong brotherhood of the Catholics and Protestants in Ireland. Jewish State and Islam States. Pakistani's and India, different religions there too. All over the world all these PEACE loving religions think their's is the only one and all others are going to hell! Who is right? WHO IS WRONG? THEY ALL CAN'T BE RIGHT, THEY ALL CAN'T BE WRONG! The God of my fathers! That means your God, your religion, was given to you (you are brainwashed) by the God of your father. The only right religion is your religion. Right! So don't feel left out being hated, it's an old time religious practice by religious bigots! Each reader insert your religion for the "right" religion. That's right!
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