if you live in utah, how are you affected by the mingling of church and state?

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elfkin the destroyer

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it seems to me that there are alot of things the church controls there, and was hoping to hear from both mormons and non mormons who live there and what they think about the far reach of the church.
EDIT: no, i don't think it's wrong to be involved in politics due to what you believe and vote accordingly, my question was more about how much steering the government gets from the church. for example, the top LDS brass meets with state legislators every year, and for so long the liquor laws were very staunch. what about the people who live there who ARENT mormon? i read a story about a jewish kid in elem school forced to sing religious songs and participate in worship in PUBLIC school, and when her parents intervened, she was met with anti-semetic remarks and abuse from other children. is this the sort of thing mormons in utah support?
 
Yes, even democrat non LDS elected officials admit they listen to what the LDS church wants in Utah.

I was shocked on my last visit to see they don't have any helmet laws at all. What idiots.

In fact a survey by Parents magazine a couple years ago found Utah to be the least safe place to raise a child. They have inadequate car safety laws, few resources, and a high rates of accidental death for kids.

Every time I hear about another child dead and forgotten in a hot car, it's a Mormon, usually in Utah.

They spend about half per child for education compared to other states.

They have too many kids and can't afford to take good care of them all apparently.
 
It's less of a problem here than in the Bible belt. The Constitution is a major check on any attempts to create any theocracy. It is conservative though. I like it here better than Idaho or anywhere in the South.
 
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