Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

endlessnotfriendless t1_iwj3iwf wrote

read this as LSD church and my interest in religion peaked for a second

38

Goragnak t1_iwj6ryl wrote

It's originally a sex cult that turned into one of the worlds wealthiest corporations.

10

endlessnotfriendless t1_iwj8dc6 wrote

sex cult sounds fun

2

Goragnak t1_iwjhre7 wrote

Historically speaking it was mostly old men marrying teen aged girls, sometimes it was the leader of the church marrying other men's wives while the husbands were away on religious missions.

5

endlessnotfriendless t1_iwji1zg wrote

well that’s fucking weird

7

Goragnak t1_iwjkx5c wrote

Yeah... The early leaders of the church even taught that there were essentially Quakers that lived on the moon and were exceptionally long lived.

6

Haploid-life t1_iwjh5ae wrote

It's a public relations stunt. They're bleeding members over this issue and they need a positive after the child rape articles. Oaks is surely frothing at the ass over this.

9