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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
I disagree. This is the norm:
http://www.amazon.com/Suddenly-Stran.../dp/1593301111
Since Archaea is from a convert family his is not a typical experience. Ritualistic shunning and expressions of horror at apostates is a powerful weapon for the community retaining psychological control over its members. The LDS Church couldn't afford to give it up. If apostasy was cost-free socially you'd see it increase by orders of magnitude. |
Gotcha.
Most members now are first generation members. Since 1970, the Church has roughly averaged three to four hundred thousand converts.
The average member is not a multi-generational family, but one such as mine, thus my family's experience is the norm and pioneer families are NOT the norm.