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Posted by: unconventionalideas ( )
Date: December 25, 2021 09:15PM
Mormon maverick? Is there such a thing?

To me it's an oxymoron.

There are some who play the role of Mormon maverick probably in order to rationalize/justify their cowardice.

You can be a Mormon and also cool is the message they broadcast to the world.

Yet it never works.

Doesn't stop many from trying though.

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Posted by: elderolddog ( )
Date: December 25, 2021 10:39PM
Re: Mormon maverick? Is there such a thing?

J. Golden Kimball?

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Posted by: bradley ( )
Date: December 26, 2021 04:14PM
Re: Mormon maverick? Is there such a thing?

Would be a great name for a Utah microbrew.

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Posted by: elderolddog ( )
Date: December 26, 2021 07:32PM
Re: Mormon maverick? Is there such a thing?

J. Golden Kimball Lager?

or

J. Golden Kimball Stout?



of course!!

J. Golden Kimball Pale Ale!

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Posted by: GNPE ( )
Date: December 25, 2021 11:02PM
Re: Mormon maverick? Is there such a thing?

the Context is that Mormon leaders have turned intimidation into a finely-tuned system of coercion and family (tribal)members are in on the deal, with varying degrees of complicity.

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Posted by: GNPE ( )
Date: December 25, 2021 11:02PM
Re: Mormon maverick? Is there such a thing? (n/t)


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Posted by: Lot's Wife ( )
Date: December 25, 2021 11:29PM
Re: Mormon maverick? Is there such a thing?

A lot of NOMs are mavericks.

Of course, most of the thoughtful and principled ones eventually find that the church drives them out. So I'd say "maverick" status is usually a way station on the road to ex-Mormondom.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/26/2021 05:41AM by Lot's Wife.

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Posted by: unconventionalideas ( )
Date: December 26, 2021 05:11AM
Re: Mormon maverick? Is there such a thing?

I think the key word here is "principled," in other words, people with integrity who do the right thing even at great personal cost.

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Posted by: Lot's Wife ( )
Date: December 26, 2021 05:40AM
Re: Mormon maverick? Is there such a thing?

Yes.

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Posted by: loislane ( )
Date: December 26, 2021 08:24AM
Re: Mormon maverick? Is there such a thing?

There must be. I have a book called "Mormon Mavericks." I'll find it and let you know who is in it.

If you are a MM and you end up getting ex'd, consider it a higher form of priesthood.

Lois

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Posted by: unconventionalideas ( )
Date: December 26, 2021 08:33PM
Re: Mormon maverick? Is there such a thing?

Personally, I feel the term “Mormon Maverick” is nothing more than putting lipstick on a pig.

Why?

If you are a Mormon and present yourself as a maverick, your moral courage, and personal integrity are both highly suspect.

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