Mormons inside a black hole

Steven Bowen · 29 Jul 2010, 05:24 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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From: McQuaryq at Comcast.net (Steven Bowen)
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:24:05 -0400
Subject: (urth) Mormons inside a black hole
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On Jul 26, 2010, at 6:58 PM, Jeff Wilson wrote:

> I wonder if Steven Bowen would care to comment on the individual  
> character of Mormons still with the LDS Church, and how this might  
> reflect on the themes of of false religions cultivating genuine  
> virtues in Wolfe. For instance, the obviously self-promoting  
> missionary traditon of the LDS also encourages young people in the  
> church to not just become educated about other parts of the world  
> but also to become familiar with them first hand and perform  
> charitable acts there along with the rest of the mission. How much  
> of this is borne out in practice?

Freedom of religion has had some strange expressions in America.  The  
problem, insofar as I'm interested, with the Mormons, is that their  
claims are made contrary to what reliable objective records show to  
be the case - the facts under contention occurred mere decades ago.   
Smith had a long history of charlatanism reaching back into his early  
adolescence.  Is this the man who you'd trust with a story of golden  
plates?  In a word, no.

Steve--ya ya, unreliable narrators and all that.

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