When I was an obedient Latter Day Saint daughter growing up in the 70s and 80s, I came to the understanding that we were held to a higher standard. There were plenty of things that may be legal, but they were definately not moral. We were instructed to live in the world but not be 'of the world.' It's a common theme in Mormon culture. I want to point out that almost everyone I have ever met in Mormonism agrees that there is a difference between Mormon doctrine and Mormon culture. Some Mormons have told me that being a Mormon is like being a Jew. Food requirements, cloistered communities, special clothing, covenents with God...except for the veritable flash in the pan time difference compared to Judaism, I can see a slight similarity.
I don't practice Mormonism anymore, but there are plenty of tasty morsels of wisdom contained within it, along with some incredibly insane bits as well. I have come to the conclusion that as hard as the church tries, its not immune to the demons of the world. And I wanted to take a minute and point out some things that may give voters, or maybe just culture warriors like me some pause.
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