Religion: Shakers etc.

Enlightening discussion of Sects & Sex at bagels this morning. Shell told us about the Oneida Community of New York and their practice of "Complex Marriage". Somehow, they got into the cutlery business. (Isn't cutlery a much better word than flatware?)

Jill brought up the Shakers, doomed by their emphasis on Celibacy.

This Believer's Web article compares and contrasts the two groups. The Shakers used to drop in on the Oneida crew. Probably hoping to see a little "action".

And then there's Joseph Smith and the Latter-Day Saints...