[rmlew]

Check out the early days of Joe Smith's Church.
They had to deal with pogroms and even a threatened war by the US.
It isn't surprising that Mormons modeled themselvs on the ancient Israelites.

[rmvh]

Re your # 95....

There is another perspective......

We use to live near the Amish in Eastern PA....Now there is a very unique and purposefully seperated (from everything else)group of people.....

think about it..strange dress, even stranger living habits....quaint....against modernization....deeply religious....family oriented.......close to the earth!<p.But they are not hated in any way shape or form. That is puzzeling vis a vis the Jews.....don't you think?