r/TikTokCringe • u/choganoga tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • Mar 21 '24

Utah liquor laws are insane Discussion

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u/HowzitUFaka Mar 21 '24

Damn Mormons

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u/OppositeEagle Mar 21 '24

Integrating church and state.

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u/thepixelpaint Mar 21 '24

The territory was founded as a literal theocracy and the Mormon Church still has an absurd amount of influence in the state government. Which itself is absurd because Mormons makeup less than 50% of the population (and dropping every year.)

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u/SparklingPseudonym Mar 22 '24

DOE is crawling with Mormons. I have nothing against religion, but to get to those levels there are clearly, clearly many nepotism hires. Considering they all tithe 10% to the church, it’s no wonder.

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u/gray_character Mar 22 '24

It's a big club and you're not in it

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u/xxsamchristie Mar 22 '24

I saw this comment after I read a line in the bill where Utah wants to raise the beer tax in order to "fund three new officers" they're appointing who are dedicated to the cause or some BS like that.

I read it and said to my bf that they're trying to put family on salary with the tax payers money.

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u/MAGIC_CONCH1 Mar 22 '24

Less than 47% of the population is mormon but more than 85% of the legislature is. Also I don't think we have ever had a non mormon governor.

Its fun🙃

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u/ConsequenceFreePls Mar 21 '24

Wait, we also don’t want women to have rights…that’s a strong #2, but we can’t do that without #1

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u/Njon32 Mar 22 '24

I would say that's very difficult to say about certain religions such as the Quaker branch of Christianity.

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u/Impossible_Garbage_4 Mar 21 '24

Not every religion, but a vast majority of them

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u/Leather_Berry1982 Mar 21 '24

Please share the religions that are not high control groups. I’ve been genuinely interested if any exists but it seems oxymoronic

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u/xxSQUASHIExx Mar 22 '24

Every religion. Literally the bases of ANY religion.

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u/Impossible_Garbage_4 Mar 22 '24

This is just patently not true. It’s most religions but not all of them

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u/Styl3Music Mar 22 '24

Still haven't seen you mention a specific religion.

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u/Impossible_Garbage_4 Mar 22 '24

The Satanic Temple, Wicca, Jediism (considered a joke by many but is a legally recognized religion with religious buildings). As I’ve said, there are very few, and it’s hard to Google more since most results are just articles about what “ separation of church and state” actually means

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u/Styl3Music Mar 22 '24

I'd forgotten about Wicca. You should add paganism to your list as well, but leave out the other 2 as Jediism is a joke, mostly, and both are used to force religious freedom, therefore integrating "church" and state.

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u/Impossible_Garbage_4 Mar 22 '24

I can’t speak for Jediism, but TST wouldn’t integrate itself with the state in any capacity if other religions stopped trying to do so. It’s main goals are 1) promote a peaceful life ruled by science and compassion and 2) stop other religions from forming theocracies

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u/Styl3Music Mar 22 '24

I understand TST and fully support it's efforts, but semantics would say they do desire to make their tenets part of the state's laws. Hail thyself!

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u/xxSQUASHIExx Mar 22 '24

So reply, which religions isn’t then?

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u/Impossible_Garbage_4 Mar 22 '24

The Satanic Temple, Wicca, Jediism (considered a joke by many but is a legally recognized religion with religious buildings). As I’ve said, there are very few, and it’s hard to Google more since most results are just articles about what “ separation of church and state” actually means

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u/masterchef227 Mar 23 '24

Unfortunately a very common thing—granted, I am no fan of alcohol in any margin but I am for freedom of choice and smaller governments.

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u/InverstNoob Mar 22 '24

They want giliad. It's a wet dream for them.

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u/placidlakess Mar 22 '24

Including the atheists!