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Are anti-mormons justified?

Written by WA

Tuesday, 06 May 2008

Hi, I have a concern and two questions. I moved to Utah three years ago. As I have settled into my new life here I have met many from varying backgrounds, ie. neighbors, business associates, community leaders, etc. Most of them are good, decent, God fearing people of high moral fiber. Some are Catholic and others, are Baptist or Christian like myself, but many are Mormon by faith. I also interact with two individuals who profess atheism. All good people. All of the above mentioned individuals either believe or respect the Mormon Faith.

However, there is another group I have met here, they are so unique that they really stand out to me. Almost like a sub-culture in Utah. It does not take long to recognize a member of this culture, they are full of hate and loathing, so much so that they are almost consumed with it. Their attitude effects the way they act and talk, and even effets their associations. The focus of their hate are Mormons and the Mormon church. When I have occasion to converse with anyone from this group I find that they will go out of thier way to warn me about Mormons. They tell me things I find hard to believe. All in an effort to instill fear in me of Mormons and their church. For an "outsider" like me, this is such a weird phenomena. I have never experienced such hate and loathing before, so my questions to you are- Does this sub-culture have a valid reason for their feelings? And what am I missing that makes them hate you so?

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1. I don't know how much this helps, but..

I do not believe I have the authority to answer, because I don't know what exactly these anti-mormons are so... anti-mormon about.

Most people who are simply against LDS don't have a correct understanding. Perhaps they are under the assumption of something that nobody's cleared up for them?

Lindsey

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09-05-2008 08:58

2. Depends on why they are anti-Mormon

It all depends on why they are anti-Mormon. Some of those people either were once part of the Mormon faith, but later fell from their faith or were excommunicated from the Church. Unfortunately, they feel shunned from family and friends after leaving the LDS Church. Another group of people are Evangelical Christians (often are Biblical literalist) feel that Mormonism is a cult that they must get rid of by any means.

However, from my experiences in Utah, Mormons are very accepting of other faiths in the state (feel they have just as much right to be there as they do) and the general US population holds little grudges to people of a different faith. Be nice to the people and they will be nice back. Many missionaries are understanding as well if you tell them that you are comfortable with your current beliefs and are not interested in investigation the Mormon faith.

Don't feel that you need to hang around with anti-Mormons just because they share your religious beliefs (no one wants to hang around a negative person). Tell them thanks for the information, but you are not interested in hearing about Mormon beliefs.

Aaron

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07-03-2009 20:14

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