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You cannot separate Mormons from Mormonism. They are too invested in it, up to their Temple Recommend. That’s why they take it so personally.

I totally agree with you here, but that cannot and will not stop the religion forum for discussing Mormonism, and thus Mormons.

[Religion Moderator]

Members of religions which are as much culture as belief sometimes do take religious debate personally. If so, they would be better off by ignoring "open" Religion Forum threads altogether and instead posting to "ecumenical" "caucus" "prayer" or "devotional" threads.

"Open" RF debate requires thick skin. A poster must be able to make his points while standing his ground, suffering adverse remarks about his beliefs - or letting them roll of his back.

[AppyPappy]

But some people don’t TALK about it. They throw epic paste jobs at them which immediately kills dialog. I don’t go to my Mormon neighbor and just start throwing data at her (I just had to take her dog back to her house because she is at Pioneer Girls Camp or something). If she wants to talk about it, and she doesn’t, then I will. Same with my Mormon coworker. The same even when the little elders come by. Except I sent them packing.
I’m not interested in saving Mormons from Mormonism. I’m interested in them explaining what they believe and why they believe it. That will fix the problem. They cannot justify it although my Mormon coworker swears he can.