Making Mormon History

[Sleeping in EQ]

Mark Oppenheimer has an excellent article in the Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/id...istory/?page=1

[Jeff Lebowski]

That's a very good article. Thanks for posting.

[MikeWaters]

Decent article.

Btw, maybe using the world "Gentile" is a Utah thing. I never hear it among Texas Mormons. Of course, Texas Mormons don't call where they live "the mission field" either.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Decent article.

Btw, maybe using the world "Gentile" is a Utah thing. I never hear it among Texas Mormons. Of course, Texas Mormons don't call where they live "the mission field" either.

I never hear that word used. Another stupid stereotype with little basis in reality.

[Solon]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

I never hear that word used. Another stupid stereotype with little basis in reality.

Describing non-LDS as gentiles in Utah was a common practice 150 years ago. I'd call that some basis in reality.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by Solon

Describing non-LDS as gentiles in Utah was a common practice 150 years ago. I'd call that some basis in reality.

150 years ago? Come on. We are talking about present day practice. Nobody uses that phrase anymore.

This is what the article said (notice the present tense):

Campaigning politicians can't be expected, of course, to discuss the more uncomfortable aspects of religious history, which for the Mormons include a ban on blacks in the priesthood until 1978, and their often contentious relations with what they call their "Gentile" neighbors.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

150 years ago? Come on. We are talking about present day practice. Nobody uses that phrase anymore.

This is what the article said (notice the present tense):

That aspect is certainly intended to be inflammatory. I remember when Michael Goldsmith first showed up at the law school, and he asked, "Is this the only place where I can be a Jew and a Gentile at the same time?"

He was disappointed with the answer.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Archaea

That aspect is certainly intended to be inflammatory. I remember when Michael Goldsmith first showed up at the law school, and he asked, "Is this the only place where I can be a Jew and a Gentile at the same time?"

He was disappointed with the answer.

He still uses that joke, and it is still funny.

My first day of evidence with Goldsmith, he shows up a minute or two late, walks down to the front of the class, goes to the chalkboard, and proceeds to write his social security number on the board for everyone to see.

He then says, "for some reason, the school feels the need to give me all of your SSNs. I thought it was fair that you had mine."

After much laughter, he begins the class and proceeds to tell us one story after another of his RICO adventures.

I liked Au-Smith.