RE: Mormons and other retarded stuff.
October 3, 2011 at 9:01 am
(This post was last modified: October 3, 2011 at 9:02 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Oh IDK Trist, Mormonism is a pretty rare bird. You've got the narrative background of judeo-christianity with elements of a revisionist history of the Americas (chiefly the history of the "white and delightsome" peoples who hold the cosmic deed to the land), as well as incorporation of a healthy amount of what was then science fiction. Interplanetary travel etc.
The "jesus in america" bit is pretty good too. To go so far as to enact your own exodus and wanderings and settle on a promised land. These guys lived the fantasy. It's also a rare bird in that it is such a recent addition to the family of faith that it's origins as a con are extremely well documented. The only faiths with more solid (and well documented) explanations of their origins are the cargo cults.
The "jesus in america" bit is pretty good too. To go so far as to enact your own exodus and wanderings and settle on a promised land. These guys lived the fantasy. It's also a rare bird in that it is such a recent addition to the family of faith that it's origins as a con are extremely well documented. The only faiths with more solid (and well documented) explanations of their origins are the cargo cults.
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