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God v The Internet
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God v The Internet
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...er-is.html

Quote:Since the 1830s, Mormons have survived riots, the violent death of their founder, a long march from Illinois to Utah, and the hardships of settlement in the intermountain West. They’ve made it through schisms. They’ve weathered confrontations with the federal government. They’ve escaped the vicious clutches of Broadway producers.

But can the Mormon Church survive the Internet?

Perhaps the best observation in the whole story though is,

Quote:And, of course, Mormons aren’t alone in having a flawed founder, nor in whitewashing his history. Just try to find a mention of Sally Hemings at the Jefferson Memorial. Movements of all kind create mythic histories, and institutions of all kinds do what they can to control these founding stories.


Which brings us to moses, jesus and mohammed.
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Messages In This Thread
God v The Internet - by Minimalist - November 16, 2014 at 11:51 pm
RE: God v The Internet - by dyresand - November 17, 2014 at 12:11 am
RE: God v The Internet - by Thumpalumpacus - November 17, 2014 at 1:09 am
RE: God v The Internet - by JuliaL - November 17, 2014 at 3:21 am
RE: God v The Internet - by robvalue - November 17, 2014 at 4:17 am
RE: God v The Internet - by polar bear - November 17, 2014 at 10:55 am
RE: God v The Internet - by Minimalist - November 17, 2014 at 12:46 pm
RE: God v The Internet - by dyresand - November 17, 2014 at 9:12 pm
RE: God v The Internet - by Minimalist - November 17, 2014 at 9:41 pm
RE: God v The Internet - by dyresand - November 17, 2014 at 10:33 pm
RE: God v The Internet - by The Valkyrie - November 17, 2014 at 10:40 pm
RE: God v The Internet - by dyresand - November 17, 2014 at 10:43 pm

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