Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
My understanding was that Big Love was about a polygamous sect of Mormonism if not the official church. Two major clues: It's set in Utah, and more importantly, the two slutty girls at the fast food restaurant were snickering about the devoted followers of Moroni. I might have been putting 2 and 2 together and getting 22, but I do think the show is based on the many offshoots of Mormonism in Utah/Idaho who still practice polygamy, even if the practice is unsanctioned by the mother church.
My understanding was that Big Love was about a polygamous sect of Mormonism if not the official church. Two major clues: It's set in Utah, and more importantly, the two slutty girls at the fast food restaurant were snickering about the devoted followers of Moroni. I might have been putting 2 and 2 together and getting 22, but I do think the show is based on the many offshoots of Mormonism in Utah/Idaho who still practice polygamy, even if the practice is unsanctioned by the mother church.
They're offshoots, alright; just don't call them sects. There are no sects of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the official name); Mormonism doesn't come in different "flavours". One of the tenets of the Mormon church is "being subject to kings, presidents, rulers and magistrates in obeying, honouring and sustaining the law." Since polygamy is illegal, the Church does not practice it. End of story.