They don’t . They’re kind of weird (by religious standards ) but are fairly harmless. Nothing in doctrine about subjugating females, Child brides , or blowing yourself up to honor God. If anything , they’ve historically drank too deep of the pacifist koolaid . So when they started to get big , guess which religion had a century long field day shunning, persecuting , and killing them ? Hint: Screechy progressives insist it’s peaceful !

Mainly it’s just the theology that seems odd. Basically they think every prophet and messiah of all the major religions were the real deal. God sent messengers with a message meant for each specific region at the time they needed to hear it . As someone who studies and teaches about religions , there is no way to hold this world view without some serious mental gymnastics. Mostly because there are two religions that do not and can not jive with this oneness of God universalist worldview , and whose texts explicitly make such a thing an impossibility . Talmudic Judaism and Islam. Christianity and the other religions may not really be theologically compatible but most of those other faiths & denominations , have some form of “Don’t screw with us , we will leave you alone,” that makes the Baha’i universalist Kumbaya worldview have at least some ground to stand on

Other than that , standard Prophet brings final message mostly about clean living and not being a douche . There’s some weird shit in their dogma about the universe being made of ether and some esoteric mystical bullshit, but nothing that leads to crazy behavior. May get preachy if anyone drinks or does anything harder than caffeine ( they’re big on keeping the mind clear ) but the family member should be fine .

*wanted to add : they also reject notions of race and national identity. So expect some self righteous diatribe about the oneness of mankind and how nationalism just divides us more , but I’ve never heard of one advocating violence against dissenters or shunning nonbelievers for disagreeing. So if the family member was at all liberal , they may turn insufferable . Nothing gives people that repulsive air of self righteousness, like thinking God wills whatever the fuck you’re advocating for .

They don’t . They’re kind of weird (by religious standards ) but are fairly harmless. Nothing in doctrine about subjugating females, Child brides , or blowing yourself up to honor God. If anything , they’ve historically drank too deep of the pacifist koolaid . So when they started to get big , guess which religion had a century long field day shunning, persecuting , and killing them ? Hint: Screechy progressives insist it’s peaceful !

Mainly it’s just the theology that seems odd. Basically they think every prophet and messiah of all the major religions were the real deal. God sent messengers with a message meant for each specific region at the time they needed to hear it . As someone who studies and teaches about religions , there is no way to hold this world view without some serious mental gymnastics. Mostly because there are two religions that do not and can not jive with this oneness of God universalist worldview , and whose texts explicitly make such a thing an impossibility . Talmudic Judaism and Islam. Other than that , standard Prophet brings final message mostly about clean living and not being a douche . There’s some weird shit in their dogma about the universe being made of ether and some esoteric mystical bullshit, but nothing that leads to crazy behavior. May get preachy if anyone drinks or does anything harder than caffeine ( they’re big on keeping the mind clear ) but the family member should be fine .

*wanted to add : they also reject notions of race and national identity. So expect some self righteous diatribe about the oneness of mankind and how nationalism just divides us more , but I’ve never heard of one advocating violence against dissenters or shunning nonbelievers for disagreeing. So if the family member was at all liberal , they may turn insufferable . Nothing gives people that repulsive air of self righteousness, like thinking God wills whatever the fuck you’re advocating for .

They don’t . They’re kind of weird (by religious standards ) but are fairly harmless. Nothing in doctrine about subjugating females, Child brides , or blowing yourself up to honor God. If anything , they’ve historically drank too deep of the pacifist koolaid . So when they started to get big , guess which religion had a century long field day shunning, persecuting , and killing them ? Hint: Screechy progressives insist it’s peaceful !

Mainly it’s just the theology that seems odd. Basically they think every prophet and messiah of all the major religions were the real deal. God sent messengers with a message meant for each specific region at the time they needed to hear it . As someone who studies and teaches about religions , there is no way to hold this world view without some serious mental gymnastics. Mostly because there are two religions that do not and can not jive with this oneness of God universalist worldview , and whose texts explicitly make such a thing an impossibility . Talmudic Judaism and Islam. Other than that , standard Prophet brings final message mostly about clean living and not being a douche . There’s some weird shit in their dogma about the universe being made of ether and some esoteric mystical bullshit, but nothing that leads to crazy behavior. May get preachy if anyone drinks or does anything harder than caffeine ( they’re big on keeping the mind clear ) but the family member should be fine .

They don’t . They’re kind of weird (by religious standards ) but are fairly harmless. Nothing in doctrine about subjugating females, Child brides , or blowing yourself up to honor God. If anything , they’ve historically drank too deep of the pacifist koolaid . So when they started to get big , guess which religion had a century long field day shunning, persecuting , and killing them ? Hint: Screechy progressives insist it’s peaceful !

Mainly it’s just the theology that seems odd. Basically they think every prophet and messiah of all the major religions were the real deal. God sent messengers with a message meant for each specific region at the time they needed to hear it . As someone who studies and teaches about religions , there is no way to hold this world view without some serious mental gymnastics. Mostly because there are two religions that do not and can not jive, and whose texts explicitly make that an impossibility . Talmudic Judaism and Islam. Other than that , standard Prophet brings final message mostly about clean living and not being a douche . There’s some weird shit in their dogma about the universe being made of ether and some esoteric mystical bullshit, but nothing that leads to crazy behavior. May get preachy if anyone drinks or does anything harder than caffeine ( they’re big on keeping the mind clear ) but the family member should be fine .