There have been so many posts about soaking and BYU lately that I thought you might have questions. Burner account to not dox myself

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:rosa-salute:

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do most mormons know that joseph smith stole heavily from masonic regalia and ritual? if so, is it just politely ignored?

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The ones who are familiar with it pretend it doesn’t exist.

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Did y’all ever figure out the whole “No Hot Drinks” thing or was that still a topic of some debate around the church?

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As of when I left it was still open to interpretation. Only the most hardcore Mormons I knew didn’t drink caffeine. Some of my family members drink tea every once in a while. Drinking a cuppa joe still makes Mormons visibly uncomfortable though :maduro-coffee:

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Yes. This is a controversial question even for ex Mormons though. In my mind it is for three main reasons:

  • Reverence for their leaders as god (Joseph Smith and their current prophets are treated as if they were as holy as Jesus)
  • Demands for huge amounts of your money (10% of your gross income, otherwise your access to religious blessings are revoked)
  • Difficulty leaving the church (it took me months to officially leave and I was ostracized from my community for it)
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Gay Mormons break my heart. If they come out they’re usually expelled from home if they live with their family. If they try to stay Mormon then they’re systemically excluded from participating in the organization. The dinosaurs who run the church are super bigoted about it.

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Thanks for the link, I’ve never seen this clip before. The information is accurate, except for the castration thing. Although I think they worded it as salaciously as possible to paint Mormons in the worst light. (nobody talks about “endless celestial sex” in church)

Mormons all claim to be Christian, that’s the official doctrine. Like you said though, it breaks from mainstream Christianity dogma, so other Christians are always calling them out about it.

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have you soaked or jumphumped for a friend

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No, I was too scared of girls to even think about it. Mormons are forbidden from dating until they’re 16 and even then it’s frowned upon, because you should save your dating energy until you’re 21 when you can date to get married.

Also I don’t know anyone who has soaked or jump humped. tbh I think it’s an urban legend but friends of friends have claimed to have done it, so :shrug-outta-hecks:

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I Want To Believe

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