I don’t give a shit how Mormons were viewed in the past, present or future. They have never waged jihad on non-Mormons, and that’s all I care about. Catholics never have either.
Mormons perpetuated the Mountain Meadows Massacre that caused the deaths of 100-140 non-Mormon settlers which was identical in nature to the elements of jihad commonly criticized on Free Republic. Polygamous Mormon sects have caused their share of problems in modern times and are very cult-like. The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre resulted in the death of between 5,000 and 30,000 Huguenot Protestants while the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in France and resulted in 200,000 to 1,000,000 deaths. I would argue that qualifies as a sort of "jihad", too, by Catholics. My point is not that Mormons or Catholics are bad but that bad things have been done by Mormons and Catholics in the name of those religions.
Oh my God. You dredge out of the last 800 years, or whatever it is, three instances of atrocities by non-Muslims. Well, well - you desreve the gold star and you can sit in the front of the class.
So Mormons are *just like* Muslim jihadis because some long dead Mormons killed at most 140 non-Mormons. That was nasty no doubt, but since Mormons haven’t made a habit of that practice, it was a one time atrocity, you are performing dangerous contortions to try to make Mormons out to be as evil as Muslims. ANyone who reads this tomorrow will laugh out loud to read your idiocy.
Yes, Catholics have done their share too - but guess what, the Catholics that did such atrocities - get this next part - weren’t following the teachings of Jesus Christ in the Bible - nor his example! They were screwing up! But Muslims, OTOH, when they commit atrocities (which, btw, they are STILL DOING - LIKE AS OF TODAY!!!) - they ARE following the teachings of and example of their spiritual leader. They have never, ever given up the practice of slaughter, forced conversions, and taking over other countries that dont’ belong to them and stealing their riches, destroying their churches, monasteries, temples and stupas, and enslaving their peoples. As happend in all the Middle Eastern countries, Iran,Iraq, Afghanistan, Greater India (and hence getting it chopped up into three countries), Malaysia, Indonesia, etc etc etc.