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To: koan who wrote (259497)	8/30/2014 2:08:56 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540805

Are the Mormons killing each other in gun battles? Roughing up store owners? Committing strong arm robberies? Like most fundamental religions, especially newer ones, they're paranoid, and sure, they've got a really socially coercive element, but their children (generally) turn out to be decent tax paying citizens- which is really what most of us want from others (I know, it's a low bar, but it's an IMPORTANT low bar). You know I don't like religions, but mostly because I dislike the way they'd like to take control of the ballot box and make the rest of us tow some given line- but ALL religions have the propensity. They are not, however, turning out dysfunctional adults who cannot make a living and who often turn to lives of crime. Let's get a little bit real, here. Me defending religion. Somewhere in the Pacific ocean gyres are being formed from the spinning ashes of my parents...

To: koan who wrote (259497)	8/30/2014 2:30:37 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540805

<<How can they not see how toxic their culture is? >> "I wonder the same thing about Mormons." Why? They're don' better than most. Amy Chua In 'The Triple Package' Claims Jews and Mormons Produce More Successful People The Huffington Post \| By Yasmine Hafiz Posted: 01/06/2014 1:23 pm EST Updated: 01/23/2014 10:53 am EST huffingtonpost.com