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He has a very liberal view of "disrespect" by skip 05/29/2013, 5:02pm PDT
Kotaku wrote:

As a Mormon, I am much more accustomed to seeing my religion portrayed in unflattering and even disrespectful ways in entertainment media ("Fort Joe Smith" in Starship Troopers comes to mind, as does The Book of Mormon Broadway musical and HBO's Big Love series) than to seeing any positive or deferential representations.


All the Mormons do in Port Joe Smith is die after trying to start their own colony. It's not like Mormons have a history of going to barren places. The movie even takes pains to call them "extremists" and their deaths start a fucking war. Big Love also is about an extremist branch of Mormonism and (according to Wikipedia) the one kid who decides to leave the religion names her child after her polygamist dad. I haven't seen Book of Mormon. Does it actually make fun of Mormonism or is like "Bruce Almighty" and just rib religious conventions?

Kotaku wrote:

There were multiple times that high-ranking Church members betrayed Church leaders by swearing false affidavits (i.e. Mormons planned to overthrow the government) which resulted in repeated imprisonments and even near execution, only to later have the traitors return seeking forgiveness and finding it extended by a magnanimous prophet and people (see W. W. Phelps, Thomas B. Marsh, Oliver Cowdery).


I'm guessing it was easier to obtain forgiveness for betrayal than marrying a black woman.
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Mormon on New Vegas & Christianity in Games: disrespect is the safe route. by fucking newbie 05/29/2013, 1:22pm PDT NEW
    Re: Mormon on New Vegas & Christianity in Games: disrespect is the safe route. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/29/2013, 2:15pm PDT NEW
        Yeah, wasn't Lebbeus the one with some kind of conflict with his dad? by fucking newbie 05/29/2013, 3:23pm PDT NEW
            Re: Yeah, wasn't Lebbeus the one with some kind of conflict with his dad? by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/29/2013, 3:36pm PDT NEW
    I used Google to try to find an anti-Christian video game. Apparently the NT by answer is: ALL OF THEM 05/29/2013, 2:18pm PDT NEW
    You gloss over these words "in the entertainment industry" by Last 05/29/2013, 2:56pm PDT NEW
        The Book of Mormon NT by South Park Guys 05/29/2013, 3:02pm PDT NEW
        Mocking Xtianity: K. Smith's Dogma; he even particip. in anti-movie protest NT by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/29/2013, 3:15pm PDT NEW
            Thanks, Paul. It was rhetorical. by Last 05/29/2013, 3:23pm PDT NEW
                And I'm going to know it's rhetorical, because... ? NT by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/30/2013, 1:50am PDT NEW
                    You won't! Bwahahahahahahahahahah! I did this to you!!!! NT by Asperger's Syndrome 05/30/2013, 8:32am PDT NEW
                        Master Chief, err I mean, Asperger's Syndrome: Suck My Dick! NT by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/30/2013, 5:11pm PDT NEW
        You make a good point. Admittedly Cameron talks about how it's great that a game NT by respects his cult. 05/29/2013, 3:26pm PDT NEW
        Sure. Still, it's on a game-related site about a game, so I thought I'd ask what NT by the deal was in that area specifica 05/29/2013, 3:29pm PDT NEW
            Posted in the wrong fucking place like a cretin by fucking newbie 05/29/2013, 3:38pm PDT NEW
    Re: Mormon on New Vegas & Christianity in Games: disrespect is the safe route. by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/29/2013, 3:11pm PDT NEW
        Well and good, but we get in-depth journalism in the Olympics and find that to by fucking newbie 05/29/2013, 3:31pm PDT NEW
    Fallout 2 had parody scientologists, does that count? NT by Worm 05/29/2013, 3:59pm PDT NEW
        No. They run away from it with endless disclaimers because of PC. by fucking newbie 05/30/2013, 6:54am PDT NEW
    He has a very liberal view of "disrespect" by skip 05/29/2013, 5:02pm PDT NEW
    Mormons have a HUGE persecution complex by E. L. Koba (raised mormon) 05/29/2013, 9:40pm PDT NEW
        I learned more about Mormonism in this post than anywhere else. NT by Shredder 05/29/2013, 10:30pm PDT NEW
        Yeah, but the root beer is TOP NOTCH. NT by Festus McGee 05/29/2013, 10:40pm PDT NEW
            I thought Mormons aren't allowed to consume soft drinks either NT by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/30/2013, 1:52am PDT NEW
                Just ones with caffeine are off-limits. NT by Stephanie Meyer 05/30/2013, 8:39am PDT NEW
                    Which is why Utah is the root beer capital of the goddamn world! NT by Festus McGee 05/30/2013, 9:48am PDT NEW
        Re: Mormons have a HUGE persecution complex by Vested Id 05/30/2013, 3:41am PDT NEW
 
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