HIST 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sylvester Graham, Statutory Rape, Shakers
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Religion is emotional and appeals to the heart. All people in the eyes of god. Belief that period of harmony is almost there. Mainstream society too corrupt; must break away. Communal- people all live together, children are raised by the community and don"t belong to their parents. Complex marriage- everyones married to everyone of the opposite sex. 1870s john noyes is accused of statutory rape and flees to canada. Group then gets rid of complex religion and continues more as a business organization. Taught that you can purify your health by what you put in your body. People should use self control and self restraint with what they eat and the people they are having sex with. Try to stop people from drinking alcohol. Alcohol could lead to: violence, impaired judgement, lack of ability to provide for their families, people could injure themselves at work. Politics: how people vote could be influenced by alcohol.
