03-23-2006, 09:56 PM | #21 |
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Better perspective.
It seems he went overboard and imprudent, because he hit something that didn't need to be hit. I generally do not favor economic boycotts, as I have not seen them work when it would matter. Who could boycott Time Magazine to have an effect? Almost nobody. Southpark is no big player. Tom wasted capital when he might promote his beliefs positively, rather than negatively. I'm no big fan of whining and being a victim.
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“Joseph Smith would put the seer stone into a hat, and put his face in the hat, drawing it closely around his face to exclude the light; and in the darkness the spiritual light would shine. A piece of something resembling parchment would appear, and on that appeared the writing. One character at a time would appear, and under it was the interpretation in English. Brother Joseph would read off the English to Oliver Cowdery, who was his principal scribe, and when it was written down and repeated to Brother Joseph to see if it was correct, then it would disappear, and another character with the interpretation would appear. Thus the Book of Mormon was translated by the gift and power of God, and not by any power of man.” (David Whitmer, An Address to All Believers in Christ, Richmond, Mo.: n.p., 1887, p. 12.)"
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the thing with the scientology episode, and the difference between the mormon episode and the scientology episode imo, is the information provided on the scientology belief system is their 'secret' beliefs. the first vision, the translation of the bom, is information that should be accessible by any person interested. if south park did a spoof on our temple practices i think many a mormon would not watch the show again.... |
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03-23-2006, 11:34 PM | #26 |
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Let me clarify my earlier stance a bit. First of all, let me say that while I have seen a few clips here and there from South Park, I have never watched a complete episode. Part of why I say it is a stupid move (the financial threat) is because I think it will backfire. It seems heavy-handed and it has been widely ridiculed in the press. And here we are discussing the episode. Finally, while I generally like Tom Cruise as an actor, his politics and his scientology turn me off, especially his scientology. His public trashing of Brook Shields and his ignorance regarding mental health were shocking. I have also read articles indicating that he leads a pretty insular life. Never reads newspapers and avoids computers and the internet. Not the kind of guy I want to root for.
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