Ughhhhhh They’re still around. At least I understand better how woman get sucked into MLMs.
The chart that said Jehovah Witnesses are 65% women surprised me. It was the highest percentage of women to men on the survey. Does that sound right to you? I also thought the Mormons would have had a higher percentage of women. It was 54% women to 46% men. I was under the impression that polygamy in the early Mormon church had a lot to do with there being many more women converts. I could have that wrong, the leaders might just have been horny bastards .
My mother sold Avon for about 20 years. I received AVON after shave for Xmas for years, plus soap on a rope.
My ex wife was obsessive about Tupperware, spending a lot of money. Put it this way; she spent so much was given a very nice , free picnic hamper. We we also ended up with a large Tupperware cupboard and 24 Tupperware spice containers. (Plastic spice containers? Yeah, my ex could be quite strange).
Over the years I’ve had several friends become involved with Amway. I always bought something, yet none ever came more than once. Of course Amway is a pyramid scheme, no matter what they claim to the contrary.
Considering polygamy is still a thing with some Mormons it surprises me too.
Joseph Smith was a disgusting human being. Not only was he a convicted criminal, he conned people into believing his nonsense.*** He also liked young girls. At least two of his wives were only 14, two more 16. Even the official LDS list shows an age difference of 15 years was not uncommon for him. (he was 38 when he died)
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***I’ve had a couple of attempts at reading the Book of Mormon. It’s not only full of the most risible drivel, it’s also badly written. The style is kind a of faux King James bible… Pretty much what one might expect from a man of his age and back ground at the time. Eg he would probably have been very familiar with the bible, perhaps even having memorised long tracts. He had little formal education. His mother taught him to read and to do sums.
It never ceases to amaze me what low standards religious people have for their leaders. I guess it’s not so surprising when you see what low standards they have for a god.
I wish I’d had a chance to see the play The Book of Mormon. From some bits on YouTube it looks hysterical. I can only hope it gets made into a movie
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