I don’t care whether or not Glenn Beck is good for Mormonism, but I guess some people do.
Philip Barlow, the Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture at Utah State University, said that Beck is “something of a polarizing figure” among the Mormon community.
Barlow noted that Beck’s statement that the Constitution is an “inspired document,” his calls for limited government and his emphasis on not exiling God from the public sphere “have considerable sympathy in Mormonism.”
But Barlow added that Beck’s claim that social justice is “a code word for Nazism and fascism” as well as his some of his more inflammatory remarks about his political adversaries have turned off some members of the church.
If Mormonism continues to grow at its current trajectory, in 300 years we could all be Mormons. Happened with Christianity in the Roman Empire. So, maybe I should care if Glenn Beck is good for the religion, but I don’t. I don’t think most of his fans realize that he’s a Mormon, or that they would approve of that if they did know.
If idiocy continues to grow at its current trajectory, in 300 years we could all be idiots.
that’s exactly what he said.
seriously, I have no idea what’s so appealing about the LDS church that it’s able to grow like it does. The Book of Mormon doesn’t add anything interesting to the usual christian bible. Except magic underwear, i guess.
Large families.
Yup.
And all those planet population controlling, aborting, gay liberals are not replacing themselves. Soon to be outnumbered.
I think most people don’t know, or don’t care. He talks about Christian values.
BooMan, I thought you’d read more history than that.
I think, if you thought about the implications of this analogy you’d be REALLY worried about Glenn Beck.
Christianity didn’t grow by converting one believer at a time or one churchful; it grew by converting the emperor and telling him to force everyone to believe what he did.
Incorrect. According the only scholarship I’ve seen on the topic, there were approximately the same number of Christians 150 years after Christ died as there were Mormons 150 years after Joseph Smith died. But it was another 200 years before a Roman Emperor banned all other religions and made people become Christians.
One day the Mormons will settle his hash just like Mormon Senator Arthur Watkins did with Joe McCarthy.
This is worth reading:
http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2010/08/mormon-perspective-on-glenn-beck-rough.html