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If its anything like this
I'm buying tix today:
http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/59507/detail/
http://www.peacelovelunges.com/
You Go Girl!
I have a feeling this will get lots of attention.
LOVE IT!
They have been skewering the LDS for forever.
We all like Kool-Aid. I often find myself gulping down large amounts without even considering what it is I'm drinking. But the worse part about drinking the Kool-Aid is when its effects begin to wear off and that dull aching throb sets in.
"My Fair Mormon"?
"Sweet Chastity"?
"Sunday in the Temple with Ezra"?
"The High Priest and I"?
"Paint Your Hate-wagon"?
"Seven Brides for One Brother"
I knew the dude wasn't exactly an intellectual giant.....but that statement was the essence of ignorance.
I'm not sure some of today's Mormon converts know the whole story....
"Minor terrorism?" What the fuck is that? What do you expect from a right-wing rag?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27707413/
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/03/haggard.allega...
I believe the libretto will read:
"Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb!!"
They named themselves Mormons; His name ain't Mormoni.
They have lots of children and multiple wives,
Most have an IQ of 75.
Dumb-dumb-dumb-dumb-dumb!
http://www.mormonsexposed.com/
RON
has been lampooning the Mormons every year since 1978.
Trust me. Everything and anything has already been done and said about them on the stage for years now. Can you say "Been there done that"?
The fact still remains the Salt Lake Acting company has been
lampooning the Mormon Church since 1978. If you have not
seen the show then you do not know what you are talking about.
"I stand all amazed".
It's titled ORGASMO.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124819/
Also, since Mormonism is the topic of the day:
States of Grace
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395561/
Enjoy.
This, of course, is rather difficult to research with the current controversies clouding Google's divining water. I thought it would be easy to find but it's not. The history of Mormonism tends to get re-written rather frequently...
Maybe they'll forbid their members from watching South Park!
I did find some interesting links though, and a most excellent sounding recipe for a Thanksgiving custard in a pumpkin:
http://www.gaymormonstories.com/Losing_My_Relig...
http://connellodonovan.com/abom.html (the recipe is at the bottom of the page)
No Man Knows My History by Fawn Brody
and
One Nation Under Gods.
These two will tell you everything you need to know about Mormons, their quest for world domination, and some of the screwball shit they believe.
It does seem to me that the push back on these ill-advised initiatives is exactly the sort of thing that the wise/inspired leaders who supposedly occupy the top positions in these religious fellowships would seek to avoid, quite aside from a little friendly advice from the mere Son of God, so that their diligent flocks might find neutral or even mildly sympathetic cultural space in which to do their good works. Instead, we find them making ill-considered claims that variously suggest that people who disagree with them are hardly even human. It is hardly surprising that the rest of us might consider this more than a little impolite.
All the threads of my life, coming together at last.
This is why I’m so glad my suicide attempt failed at fourteen. It was worth it just for this.
The Multiple underaged wives have nothing to do with the Mormon church - Those are the FLDS not the Mormons.
You stated: "Yes, it's true Mormons weren't the only religious group against Prop 8, but they are the only religious group that has absolutely no business in politics."
Why do you think the Mormons are the ONLY GROUP that have ABSOLUTELY no business in Politics? What gives those that practice Catholicism, Judiasm, Islam, Zoroastrianism etc more rights to be politically involved than Mormons? Is the threat that Mormons are more organized than most?
You do understand that ultimately Obama won because he had a more ORGANIZED campaign, and Prop 8 was passed because those in Favor were as Obama more organized.
If those in against Prop 8 take their focus off the Mormons and focus on repealing Prop 8 - you have a better chance making it happen.
Learn from the real bigotted organizations like the KKK hate gets no one anywhere.
Are you being persecuted for something you believe in deeply want want to act publicly on? Guess what... that means you're gay and in America. When your church makes up 1/300th of the nation and you fund almost half of Prop 8, it's time you face the scrutiny you deserve. Keep your religion in your own mind and out of everyone else's bedroom.
"They've tried noisy protests, consumer boycotts, and the odd act of minor terrorism."
Help me understand something here. How is it possible to think that folks can get support to repeal Prop 8 with acts of violence and terrorism? The Civil rights movemenmt was not won with violence. Those that acted this way were the bigotted southerners and where did that get them in the SAME PLACE THOSE AGAINST PROP 8 ARE NOW!
These SAME ACTS have been done by the KKK, Neo Nazi and other biggotted organization. Is that the kind of people the LGBT communities want to be compared to?!?!?
How do ANY OF you think its OK to threaten peoples lives, lives of children? And then organize folks to support this behaviour?
Are you angry? Yes
Are you being RATIONAL? HELL NO
Focus your anger in a positice manner because obviously those against Prop 8 were not as organized as all those in favor of Prop 8. So don't blame then THREATEN others because of your lack of organizations.
If it were the LGBT community whose lives AND FAMILIES/ CHILDREN were being threatened and whose homes were being vandalized this country would be losing its mind.
BLAME YOURSELVES for not being properly oganized
SHAME ON YOU for threatening people.
I'm sure the graves of MLK, Ghandi and every Gay martyr is turning right now.
Refocus your anger towards REPEALING PROP 8 and not on the Mormons. You're wasting your time and energy and it will get you exactly where you are now.
You may think that passing Prop 8 was unreasonable; well read below since apparently Mormons and Catholics don't make up the 56% majority that passed Prop 8.
What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
Posted by: John Schroeder at 07:09 am, November 6th 2008;
Proposition 8 is now a part of the California Constitution!
That is probably the best news from an otherwise difficult election for conservatives and Republicans. In very large part, we Evangelicals must thank our Mormon cousins for that fact. They, along with our Catholic brethren, were better organized than us and that provided a base from which we could ALL work together to get this job done. What more, as we have chronicled here, Mormons took the brunt of the abuse, derision, and even threats of physical harm that came with this effort.
And like us, they have given thanks to the Almighty that is ultimately in control, even if their understanding of that Almighty is a bit different than ours. I cannot help but wonder how much more thankful we ALL might be today if we had been more willing to embrace these religious cousins a few months ago - but alas, politics is always about governing today and looking forward to the next election.
Said John Mark Reynolds:
In the battle for the family, however, traditional Christians have no better friends than the Mormon faithful. It would be wrong if that support were taken for granted. We are intolerant of the false attacks on Mormon faith and family. We stand with our Mormon friends in their right to express their views on the public square. We celebrate the areas, such as family values, where we agree. A heart felt thank you may not win points from other friends who demand one hundred percent agreement from their allies, but it is the decent and proper thing to do.
Thank you to our Mormon friends and allies!
Hard to do better than that. The "Ruth Youth" ministry proclaimed yesterday "International Mormon Appreciation Day." Very appropriate, yet still inadequate. [ www.christiannewswire.com/news/842518567.html ]
In addition to our thanks, Mormons deserve our protection. They have been oppressed in ways during the Prop 8 campaign that this nation has not seen since the 1960's and the civil rights movement. The rhetoric has been deplorable, but moreover, we have seen instances of vandalism, property destruction, and some leaders in the fight currently find themselves with armed protection because of the threats made against them and their families.
Our nation will not and cannot tolerate this sort of behavior - it is incumbent on all of us to stand against it, and the best way to do that is to stand between the Mormons and the forces that would perpetrate such evil.
Now I am sure the Mormons can, and probably want, to take care of themselves, but as a Christian, it is my duty to protect the innocent and free the oppressed. To turn a blind eye in this circumstance is not only ungracious, it is simply un-Christian.
Make all the theological distinctions you want, but in the political arena we are yoked with the Mormons (he said borrowing some religious imagery) and it is darn well time we started acting like it. Absolutely, positively thank the Mormons - but don't stop there. Stand up and be counted against the evil that has been perpetrated towards them in this campaign.
As Christians we can do no less.