Posted by:
squirrelnutzipper
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Date: December 20, 2014 02:29PM
How about the sales boot camp they start with? The f**king MTC is nothing but a f**king brainwashing program.
Here's what you DON'T get in the boot camp:
No history of the cult.
Beyond a carefully crafted script, no study of Joseph Smith, his family, his conviction for money digging or his belief in magic.
No meaningful Christian theology or exclusively Mormon doctrine other than very limited basics.
No history of Christianity itself beyond proof-texted KJV Bible excerpts and a minimal theme of apostasy and restoration.
Nothing on the bizarre practice of polyandry, the most recognizable teaching of Mormonism.
Not a word about Masonry and the connection to LDS temple ritual.
No contact with the outside world where you might have the opportunity to question things your instructors have said.
No open source library or any other way to explore your curiosity. No ability to fact-check your instructors, manuals, leaders. EVERYTHING IS BASED ON FAITH ALONE and it's all "take my righteous word on it!"
Here's what you DO get:
Sales, sales, sales. Selling religion complete with sales manuals, role playing, how to push, push, push your product.
Testimony, testimony, testimony. Blah, blah, blah. Weeping and lots of emotional display.
Continual confirmation that the Morg is "true" using doublespeak. If you FEEL it's true, then it IS true. Doubt your doubts. Bear your testimony until you believe it.
Language training if needed.
Being told that YOU'RE exceptional, chosen, valiant, The Lord's elect, etc. etc. etc. Nevermind that you're some dumb f**king 18 year old who doesn't have a f**king clue which end is up. Sh*t, you've only been driving for 2 f**king years, how much of the world do you really know?
Best of all, "special appearances" by deified General Authorities. True cults worship personalities rather than doctrine and the leadership of the Morg is nothing BUT personalities.
If serving a mission is a cult experience, the f**king MTC is the cult brainwashing boot camp.