September Dawn: Making Some See Red (Trees And Things)

Lou: Also this

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:09:07 EST

I think if you re-read my comment, you'll find I was mostly agreeing with you. Be that as it may, I still find it odd that you would compare contemporaries such as the Mormons and the Quakers, putting them on almost equal terms. The Mormons wer

gerrymander: Re: Gerry Rigged Logic

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:48:22 EST

Don't be glib, thefadd. "Freeing the black people from slavery" cost the lives of 10% of the male population in the United States at the time. That's a significant body count to be weighed against the morals of a bunch of pacifists. Yes, it was the right t

gerrymander: Re: 2 questions

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:36:31 EST

Almost every review I've read has brought up the connection in some way.

Well, yeah, but they're comparing the director's interpretation to modern events. What I'm questioning is whether that interpretation is correct. (SInce the script has the M

pO157: Re: Who cares?

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:39:51 EST

Ah, yes, Kolob. Right. Well, if I had time to list every kookie thing I would still be writing. I think the general point was that this won't affect Romney because those who won't vote for him because of his religion already will do so without help from th

thefadd: Re: Who cares?

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:27:29 EST

They also believe every star in the sky is a planet populated by people.

thefadd: Gerry Rigged Logic

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:21:50 EST

Mormons:Quakers::Destruction of Twin Towers:Freeing Black People From Slavery

keta: Re: Who cares?

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:16:20 EST

Thanks for your informative post.

Anyone wanting to know more about the origin and modern-day workings of the Mormon Church would be well-served by reading Jon Krakauer's, First question: Does it really?

Apparently so, gerry. Almost every review I've read has brought up the connection in some way. The critic for The Arizona Republic makes

uncarved block: Yes And No

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:46:44 EST

I don't want to answer for the film maker, who may well be rather simple minded on the issues. (He certainly wouldn't be the first or the last when it comes to Mormons; they seem to have provoked overreaction, to the point of violence, from al

pO157: Who cares?

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:07:34 EST

Look. The fact that the Mormons were involved in a major slaughter 'back in the day is not going to matter for their HQ's bottom line (although we probably would not know if it did because they are one of the few churches to

Politics is the reason...fanaticism is the means.

gerrymander: 2 questions

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:01:06 EST

"so closely resembles the religious fanaticism the world is seeing today."

First question: Does it really? Is it enough to to just blame "religious fanaticism," or should one try to examine the various political goals enmeshed with zealous religi