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I'm agnostic but I definitely rag on Mormons and Scientologists all the time but leave all the other religions alone. I guess it's because all the other religions are 'the norm' whereas those two seem much more ridiculous because they're so much different from 'the norm' and are way more recent. When you really think about it though the Mormon and Scientology religions really aren't that much crazier than the more established ones. Religion in general is a pretty uniform concept with the same basic idea.
It's much easier for people to rag on smaller groups of people who believe in less established ideals and are more controversial as well which is why it happens a lot.
Great question though, interesting to think about.
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