Mormonism sucks, and is stupid

ok, so going over the points again 10% going to the church-you stated that it is a small church, therefore they need the money. Since when should you have to pay taxes to have faith? Mormons say their religion is about faith and believing, and doing the right thing, but why does it take 10% to get to the celestial plain? (the mormon heaven) is a person doesnt want to pay to the church, but still believes in the religion are they a worse person? no. non mormons are not allowed to a mormon wedding- you stated that there are some other religions that do this, but just because other religions follow similar practices does not mean it makes sense. the point of this debate wasn't to show that mormons were different than other religions. Raising kids in secluded environments- again you stated other religions do this. but it is undeniable that Mormons are notorious for this. My friend didn't even know there were other religions until he was eight years old. And even know he still believes some completely false ideas that he was taught in the church. such as masturbation will cause you to turn gay. and masturbation harms the body. and all gay people have aids. and looking at porn causes you to cheat on your wife or will turn you gay. its the seclusion and lack of other ideas that causes these ridiculous claims. children generally don't understand why they behave certain ways are do certain things in most religions, the reason why is taught as well at an early age. But when a teenager cannot answer why he doesn't drink coffee, then it get worrying- ok you gave me the reason, but by that reason wouldn't any form of drug such as vitamins, energy drinks, anything that we ingest other that food. then you say silly rituals is religion 101, i never disputed this fact i simply stated that mormons have many stupid ones, that was the point of this debate. heres some more examples of the so called "education" they get, some of them are so ridiculous, that the are almost funny, until you realize they are serious It is easy to find website after website that will tell you that masturbation is ok and that everyone does it. The truth is that not everyone does it (and most of the websites that tell you otherwise are trying to make money off ads related to sex). You see, there are some real dangers to participating in the act of masturbation. The mormon church teaches that masturbation, or other types of self-stimulation is wrong. Here's why: While masturbation can seem harmless, it elicits sexual feelings that are intended only for marriage. This habit-forming activity quickly leads to other activities such as viewing pornography and participating in homosexual activities. to kiss in casual dating is asking for trouble. What do kisses mean when given out like pretzels and robbed of sacredness "[When I was a boy, one of our brethren out in the ward] told us that we hadn't ought to be kissing girls until we were sure we were going to marry them. Then he used this little illustration. He said, "Which one of you boys would like to eat a sandwich where your boy friend had licked all the butter off? hurch leaders teach that successful marriage is most likely to occur when the participants are "of the same racial background generally, and of somewhat the same economic and social and educational background." When one considers marriage, it should be an unselfish thing, but there is not much selflessness when two people of different races plan marriage. They must be thinking selfishly of themselves. They certainly are not considering the problems that will beset each other and that will beset their children its just these ridiculous beliefs they teach that makes this religion seem stupid, and completely unbelievable.