<< I don't get your meaning, Jothaxe.
I was raised LDS.
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I was raised LDS also. And I mean devoutly LDS. I guess this would be fine except that I have come to realize that I cant accept the idea of a God, and I dont have any interest in organized religion. Unfortunately, it took me much of a two-year mission for the church to realize that Mormonism had nothing to offer me, and that I wanted out entirely.
So now I am more or less alienated from all of my close childhood friends and my family. Fortunately my parents still love me, although they firmly believe I am just going through a phase, rather than admitting to themselves that I dont want Mormonism in my life at all anymore.
On the bright side, I feel like I am stronger for having made my own decisions about religion etc. rather than just accepting the beliefs my parents held onto. But on the less shiny side, I am cut of from many, many people who were once close friends of mine, which makes me sad.
This is why I dont think Mormonism is entirely harmless.