Posted by:
elcid
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Date: November 15, 2011 04:28PM
Someone else, in another thread, stated that he (she) thought that "Jack Mormons" were the worst type of Mormons. They don't go to church, don't hold TRs, etc., but they will defend the church if it is attacked, even more so than TBMs.
I have a sister who is a Jack Mormon. She is very opinionated and can display a nasty temper. I was surprised a while back when I sent her some tidbit of Mormon history and she responded with very ignorant of the facts logic and with alot of anger at me for "running down the church" (you could argue I wasn't, I just sent her something historical and interesting...).
Needless to say I don't send her stuff anymore. She has NEVER been active so I just don't get her love of anything Mormon. She has never been married and has stated that the church doesn't accept her as a never-married. So it adds to the strangeness of her defending the LDS church.
I tried to categorize Mormons. There are several brands:
1. Utah Mormons
1a. Jack Utah Mormons
1b. TBM Utah Mormons
1c. Utah Mormons from elsewhere (they don't fit in...)
2. Outside of Utah, but in the US Mormons
3. Intellectual Mormons (this is a tough group to be in...)
4. Converts
5. NOMs and I guess some of us (me)--ones who have figured it out and don't believe.
Maybe there is more, but the Utah Jack Mormon is an unusual breed...