>> So your saying they can’t exist?
No, I’m making fun of the fact that you and others reach back 150 years to convince yourselves that Danites DO exist right now. That’s just silly. And y’all think the Mormons are weird and illogical.
>> Polygamy is still being practiced, why wouldn’t they have their own band of Danites?
It looks like you read a lot. Try to work an article or two on logic into your reading list. Those two statements do not form the basis for a reasonable argument, let alone any kind of proof.
>> Here some modern day stories about the “enforcement arm” of the regular LDS Church.
Thanks, but these are neither journalism nor are they scholarly research, they’re hysteria. Let’s see: in the heading of the first one I find:
“What type of gooks, geeks and gumshoes protect the brethren?” Nope! No anti-LDS bias there! No sir!
The second item you linked attempts to take a scholarly tone, but it’s pretty clear that the author is a relative with an axe to grind.
If you have something approaching scholarly research or real journalism** that exposes or offers verifiable evidence of a modern-day (F)LDS enforcement sect, then please post it. I’ll be glad to have a look. I’m not a Mormon, nor do I support either polygamy or statutory rape. I DO have VERY STRONG opinions about the slippery slope that unconstitutional state persecution of religious groups puts us onto. I also have very strong opinions about extragovernmental forces like CPS; I think they spend too much money, tend to become left-wing indoctrination centers, and fill up with agenda-driven leftists. THOSE are my reasons for bristling at the hysteria of the “to hell with the constitution, and reason, and logic, kill all the mormons NOW!” types here on Free Republic.
That’s my position. I’ll probably continue to yank your chains here, just for kicks. Seriously, y’all look like a bunch of rabid dogs. Your illogic and self-righteous blather would be right at home on DU, but on FR, it’s embarrassing, even if occasionally funny.
If it makes y’all feel better to think that I’m a card-carrying Danite, and you outed me, then knock yourselves out. I think that’s funny too. The dog that yelped, indeed! ROFL!
FRegards.
**PS Not to put too fine a point on it, but I think the lack of “real” journalism and research is, in fact, counter-evidence to the existence of a modern-day (F)LDS enforcement arm. The drive by media and left-wing scholars enjoy nothing more than ripping on religious nuts. If it were real, they’d have been all over it.
You got everything but the standard “in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen” in your refutation on anything negative whatsoever to do with these law-breaking cults.
No go and have a nice interview with your bishie.
“I DO have VERY STRONG opinions about the slippery slope that unconstitutional state persecution of religious groups puts us onto.”
You must also realize the slippery slope of having a *religious* group in our state who is or may be openly violating the laws of said Constitution.
For some reason this reminds me of the arguements for illegal immigrants.
“Well, they are breaking the law but, we can over look that because they work hard.”
“Well, they are breaking several laws but, since they’re a *religious* group, we can let them slide.”