Early Christians, Witches, and Mormons?????

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[_Doctor Steuss]

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

[_Blixa]

Looks like I'm just traipsing around the board after you today, Steuss. Again, well said.

[_Doctor Steuss]

Looks like I'm just traipsing around the board after you today, Steuss. Again, well said.

Ah shucks… thank you. You’ll probably want to stop following me though, as I think I’ve reached my threshold for substantive posts for the week.

Qknowlton,
Two books in one weekend? I’m so stinkin’ jealous. It takes me about a month to make my way through one book. I think it took me half a year to make my way through East of Eden.

[_Blixa]

oh hey, Steuss. I saw over on MAD your interest in using your tax return to build your library. I love me an autodidact!
Anyway, you should start a companion thread here about that (unless you have and I didn't see it?). I could make some interesting suggestions, possibly.

[_truth dancer]

Does this make sense? Do you agree or disagree? Are there other groups that were persecuted in history that can be compared to this?

You describe what is actually a rather common phenomenon.

Those who have been persecuted often persecute others.

It has to do with conformity.... to remain strong, a group "must" condemn those who do not agree or support their beliefs/culture/ideas.

Interesting reading you are doing there! :-)

~dancer~

[_The Nehor]

I'm curious as to when the Church persecuted all these groups. Witches were burned, Mormons were driven out of the U.S. When did we go and do thou likewise?

I know many liberal Mormons who are quite happy in the Church. I've dated feminist Mormons who are again, happy in the Church (though I found one of them the most obnoxious people ever, I heard she got married, that guy is either incredibly strong-willed or a doormat). We say homosexuality is wrong but I haven't seen a ton of beatings involved. I have seen social ostracism of it but I (and many others) think that the persecutors are involved in the greater sin. I don't see the comparison standing up.