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Mormons Make Great FBI Recruits

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80 points churchill | 1 comments | 01 May 23 13:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.407s | source
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churchill ◴[01 May 23 13:37 UTC] No.35772608[source]▶
TLDR: 1. Strong foreign language skills from overseas missions. 2. It's easier getting them security clearances since they don't use drugs or alcohol.
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ttpphd ◴[01 May 23 14:37 UTC] No.35773366[source]▶
3. Mormons are overwhelmingly white and come from a cultural background of conservative patriarchal Christian whiteness which comports with the historical and present culture of the FBI.
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dauertewigkeit ◴[01 May 23 14:47 UTC] No.35773501[source]▶
You're using Christian way too much to describe Mormons. I am pretty sure most Christians aren't going to see Mormonism as a plus.
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1. mrguyorama ◴[01 May 23 18:36 UTC] No.35777172[source]▶
They shouldn't be considered christians, but in the voting booth, they vote for the same thing that evangelicals do.