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To: laweeks
Mormonism is a cult! It was man-made by a fortune seeking, child molesting, unfaithful, con-man, grifter who had as many as 43 separate wives, some of them at the same time and some as young as 13

Try to keep things in historical context please. 13 was the age of majority for marriage in many states well in to the late 20th century.

34 posted on 05/21/2012 4:05:15 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Pontiac
13 was the age of majority for marriage in many states well in to the late 20th century.

That may be so, but when you're already married, whether your new wife is 13 or 31 is beside the point. One of the reasons he was run out of Kirtland, Ohio, was because of his philandering with other peoples' daughters and wives . . . besides his embezzling thousands of dollars from unsuspecting followers.

And if you go to the huge shrine built to him in Salt Lake City, you'll find a statue of him lovingly looking at his darling wife (#1 with 42 more to follow). Kinda' humorous when you know what a philander he was.

But none of the guides will talk about that.

49 posted on 05/21/2012 4:56:56 PM PDT by laweeks
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