Bandana Mormon

A lot have thought has been put into this. I don’t know how good of thing that is. I guess I have too much time on my hands. At least for the time being.

So I was introduced to a new phrase the other day by a fairly new member of the church. He was defining the genre of a certain type of church member. The topic setting phrase was “bandana mormon”. When I initially heard his definition, I referred it to be synonymous to the more popular phrase “jack mormon”.

According to the urban dictionary, a highly reputable source to find correct information, states a “jack mormon” to be… “A person who is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, but seldom or never practices their religion. Unlike ex-Mormons or anti-Mormons, Jack Mormons usually support the goals and beliefs of the church and maintains friendships with practicing Mormons, but for reasons of their own, choose not to attend church services and activities. Jack Mormons may also indulge in activities discouraged by the church, such as drinking alcohol, smoking, and premarital sex. Jack Mormon equivalents in other religions are "Christmas and Easter Christians" and "Yom Kippur Jews".

I find this type of individual to be more socially into a sect rather than doctrinally influenced. However, a “Jack Mormon” is dynamically diverse to a “Bandana Mormon”. I define a “Bandana Mormon” as the following…
An Individual who may believe to have “Jack Mormon” traits or simply believes in the concepts of the church, but refuses to follow. One who wishes to find a partner from the said religious background and brings him/her down to their level of corruption. They may be worthy church-going individuals, but their selfishness emotionally destroys the others confidence, attitude, and ultimately personality.

Now with that in mind, I find "Bandana Mormons" to be a whole lot worse than "Jack Mormons". Too many times I hear "I'm not dating because all guys are stupid". Of course seeing that the opposite sex has their own language, I will define what that phrase really means. "I'm not dating, because the last guy I dated was a Bandana Mormon, and now I'm an emotional wreck". I don't blame her, I blame the Bandana Mormon for her emotional discomfort.