Re: OT: Mormons (was Re: Survey)

Andreas Johansson wrote:

> Quoting Nik Taylor
> > What *are* stereotypes of Mormons?  The only thing that comes to *my*
> > mind as stereotypes would be somewhat dull, but very
> > straight-and-narrow-path.
>
> A Mormon is basically all the vile characteristics of a Republican (GOP
kind,
> not IRA or whatever) wed to all the vile habits of the Taliban. Ie,
they're
> religious fanatics, misogynists, gun-toting madmen, bent on world
domination,
> abominably stupid and evil scheming geniuses, pro-capital punishment and
anti-
> abortion, and, gaahk of gaahks, polygamists.
You left out homophobic, though perhaps that's subsumed under "Republican"
or "Taliban" (assuming there's a difference).
>
> I, of course, don't hold such views, but that's, in extreme form, the kind
of
> prejudices against Mormons I might expect someone to have.
>
Nor do I.  Oh well, it's cocktail time, and since others are unleashing
their vitriolic comments (even Ms. Parker-Allen), here's mine-- by no means
original--

"Mormons believe God has hair on his back."

That was cited in a well-known, very well-written, dispassionate (and indeed
favorable) history of Mormonism by, of all people, a Jesuit whose name I
forget.  The point was that _some people_ apparently think Mormons view the
Deity as having very human qualities.

ObConlang, vaguely:  Such a thing could never be said of the Kash "Primum
Mobile" _e parahambesa_.  The worst that might be said is that it doesn't
give a damn about the things it has created........

(Biting his tongue, he presses the Send button..........)

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