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If "a product of their time" is a valid excuse... (i.imgur.com)

submitted 7 months ago by TehBamski to c/exmormon

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[–] glimse 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] supernicepojo 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ahh yes, a product of his time. Gross.

Thanks for the summary!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 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.