Religious Passion and Sexual Passion

I has been noticed many times that religious authorities often abuse the power they have over their followers. Sometimes with the follower's acquiescence.

One example of this, was by Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism - who had sexual access with the young daughters of his followers.The parents of these young women, were eager to give their daughters to him - usually, for one time only. .

Later, Polygamy, was taught and practiced as a church doctrine. But this got them in trouble with the Federal authorities, and they had to discontinue this practice.

Joseph Smith III, who became the leader of the RLDS church - did not believe his father was deviant sexually, And never questioned his mother about this. But some church officials did ask her about this, and wrote her replies down. She evaded their questions, using language that had been developed during the Nauvoo period, to refer to these practices indirectly.

She had married again, to a man who was not religious in the least - but she was still protecting her first husband.