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Old 02-11-2008, 02:21 PM   #1
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Old 02-11-2008, 02:29 PM   #2
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Mr. Langi is also adept at occasional street debates when some contend that Mormonism has racist aspects. He just grins and looks down at his dark brown arms, in a theatrical gesture that seems to say, “I’m not exactly an albino.”
LOL.

A surprisingly positive NY Times article about the church. Who knew.
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Old 02-11-2008, 02:40 PM   #3
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LOL.

A surprisingly positive NY Times article about the church. Who knew.
you obviously don't read the Times much.
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Not a bad article, except for the fact that the Haka is NOT Tongan. It is Maori and has been co-opted by the Tongans and others. A minor point, I agree, but it is completely inaccurate.
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Old 02-11-2008, 03:17 PM   #5
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Not a bad article, except for the fact that the Haka is NOT Tongan. It is Maori and has been co-opted by the Tongans and others. A minor point, I agree, but it is completely inaccurate.
Plus, the article kept calling the Elders, "Mr." There will be hell to pay.
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you obviously don't read the Times much.
Yeah - I've never seen anything especially onerous in the Times. When we were building the temple in Manhattan (that was when I lived there) they had some very good coverage.
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Yeah - I've never seen anything especially onerous in the Times. When we were building the temple in Manhattan (that was when I lived there) they had some very good coverage.
Now that the Mormon is out, you can afford to be nice.
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Now that the Mormon is out, you can afford to be nice.
Did they have not-so-nice-to-Romney pieces? I honestly have about as much interest in politics as I do microbial cultures of Lingo's underarm sweat. This makes me unique among lawyers, I think, but it also means that I may miss some things.

I guess I only read the Times for the sexy pictures.
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Not a bad article, except for the fact that the Haka is NOT Tongan. It is Maori and has been co-opted by the Tongans and others. A minor point, I agree, but it is completely inaccurate.
Wrong. The BYU football team invented the Haka.
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Yeah - I've never seen anything especially onerous in the Times. When we were building the temple in Manhattan (that was when I lived there) they had some very good coverage.
don't forget that chapel in Harlem. Wonderful story.
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