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Originally Posted by robertpolyglot
We live in an age where people seek more gratification and less commitment which, if it continues, is a negative phenomenon. The trend is toward less restrictions, and not more, making people question whether Mormonism is a sustainable belief system, and way of life, for them.
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I think this is very true. Also, as another poster said, there is a lot more information out there now because of the internet. Although there is a lot of disinformation and outright lies out there, I think it's pretty clear the Church has whitewashed its history.
One other factor....as an ex-Mormon...I can honestly say that as an institution, I think the Church is adrift. It happens to almost all institutions within about 250 years or less.
So, it's sort of a combination of factors. People are lazy and undisciplined...but the Church as an institution has become complacent in it's own way, clinging to a 19th Century approach to spirituality in the 21st Century.
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