• @glimse
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    79 months ago

    Can one of you kind ex-mormons brief me on the context?

    • @supernicepojo
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      119 months ago

      I googled it because I couldnt remember the specific details:

      A polygamist, Young had at least 56 wives and 57 children. He formalized the prohibition of black men attaining priesthood, and led the church in the Utah War against the United States.[4]

      From: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_Young

      • @glimse
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        89 months ago

        Ahh yes, a product of his time. Gross.

        Thanks for the summary!

        • wjrii
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          59 months ago

          What’s doubly amusing is that he was very much an outlier in his day, hence the need to GTFO of Missouri after Joseph Smith got himself shot. A nicely layered meme, if I do say so myself.