On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Tim May wrote:
The Mormons and other religious groups are well known to stockpile large amounts of food. I recall that good Mormons are supposed to have on the order of a year's supply of food.
The effect on militia activities is nil, and even a law which made felons of most Mormons and prepared folks would have no effect on militias.
It would have a profound effect on government as a high percentage of government workers are Mormons. (Especially amongst agencies like the IRS.) There are some interesting reasons as to why this is the case. It has to do with the great efforts the Mormon church has gone to to be accepted by the "authorities". But that is a discussion best suited to alt.religion.mormon.recovery... alano@teleport.com | "Those who are without history are doomed to retype it."