Talk:Mormon (word)

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If you view my page at https://www.deseret.com/2018/10/7/20655389/president-nelson-talks-about-the-name-of-the-church-here-s-some-twitter-reaction, you can see a living person who says the term Mormons is derogatory. "Frogontrombone" included a link that was written by himself! — Preceding unsigned comment added by JacksonTylerWoods (talk • contribs) 19:49, 15 September 2020 (UTC)


 * President Nelson's assertions that the term "Mormon" is derogatory are not historically accurate. It doesn't matter that he is a "living person" as you put it. Frogontrombone (talk) 17:31, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

We need LDS editors to stop preferencing their sect over all others
A very significant number of the edits in this article are made by what seem to be believing LDS editors, as they often edit the page to use the word "Mormon" or "church" without qualifier to refer exclusively to the LDS church. This is not consistent with academic or colloquial practice. There are more Mormon sects than the singular one in Salt Lake, and the language should reflect that fact, no matter how badly LDS believers want to exclude all other sects from the record. I'm making edits accordingly. Frogontrombone (talk) 15:15, 14 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I ended up heavily editing the article to remove repeated sections, sentences, etc. Additionally, a significant amount of detail regarding the LDS Church and its preferences had been added since 2018. Therefore, I removed repeated information and drew in most details concerning the LDS Church into its own section. I also corrected a few edits that incorrectly asserted that the LDS church abandoned polygamy in 1890 (not true, see Second Manifesto for more) and removed a paragraph attempting to discredit Mormon fundamentalists on the basis of the above, untrue claim. I opted for neutral language that avoids the term "abandons" in favor of citing specific events when schisms occurred. Frogontrombone (talk) 17:29, 14 August 2023 (UTC)