bytebear Posted January 21, 2011 Report Posted January 21, 2011 Nobody cares enough about it to do that. They just want to find someone to trash all over. Matt and Trey claim they know everything about the Mormon church and are telling the truth about it so they will take their word for it.If I was a leader of the church I would wait until after opening night and then I would sue them and put them in debt.Revenge is sweet.Parody and satire are protected as free speech. Besides, the church has a long standing history of turning the other cheek and ignoring such things.
Nathan6329 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Posted January 21, 2011 Parody and satire are protected as free speech. Besides, the church has a long standing history of turning the other cheek and ignoring such things.I wish for once we would just take that cheek to the other side and hit them back where it hurts.Getting even makes me feel good most of the time, sad but true.
Carl62 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Posted January 21, 2011 The only problem with all of this is that this may be thee only exposure people will have of the church, or will even want, after seeing any of this (BofM play or South Park episode). Just like with their Scientology episode, they showed just enough that I wouldn't want to look into it at all, even if parts of it were not true. While I see a lot of people on here sugar-coating and downplaying all of this, IMHO yes this can have a somewhat damning effect on missionaries simply trying to get people to hear our message. People may shut us off just from their preconceived notions of what they've heard from these shows, and we won't know any different. Ask yourself this, are these shows that jovial and lighthearted that you would feel comfortable enough taking an investigator or a noobie in the church to? While you may be sitting there laughing your head off over the 'dumb, dumb, dumb' part, your noobie friend in the church may be sitting there thinking, 'could there actually be something to what it is they're saying?'.
areyoutrueblue Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 The only way to know what something really is is to experience it. Speculation is meaningless until you do something about it. So, if you really want to know what it says, go see it. Maybe you'll be right, maybe you'll be wrong.
slamjet Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 The only way to know what something really is is to experience it. Speculation is meaningless until you do something about it. So, if you really want to know what it says, go see it. Maybe you'll be right, maybe you'll be wrong.Doesn't hold up. One does not need to take crack to know it's bad. One does not need to go see "The Godmakers" to know it's bad. The best thing to do is if one decides that whatever play/book/music/movie/etc is not of value, then don't pay attention to it, let it be and let it will live out it's short lifespan.People will believe what they believe. If they want to see drivel and believe it, then so be it. In this country, it's protected. Just don't pay it rent in your mind.
pam Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 The only way to know what something really is is to experience it. Speculation is meaningless until you do something about it. So, if you really want to know what it says, go see it. Maybe you'll be right, maybe you'll be wrong. That kind of attitude can be very dangerous. As slamjet mentioned..I don't have to experience crack to know it's dangerous. I don't have to go see an R rated movie to know there might be some questionable content in it. Okay time for me to find a quote again..Where's Rosabella when I need her? :) It seems to me I read a quote a long time ago, I believe it from President Hinckley that stated..(paraphrasing) some of this bad publicity could actually be good. It could bring some to question what Mormons are really all about.
Wingnut Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 Okay time for me to find a quote again..Where's Rosabella when I need her? :) It seems to me I read a quote a long time ago, I believe it from President Hinckley that stated..(paraphrasing) some of this bad publicity could actually be good. It could bring some to question what Mormons are really all about.I don't think we need a quote from President Hinckley to say this. Several people in this thread have said as much, or at least alluded to it. There's also the adage, "there's no such thing as bad publicity."That kind of attitude can be very dangerous. As slamjet mentioned..I don't have to experience crack to know it's dangerous.While I understand the examples that you and slamjet have given, I do thing trueblue has a point. Not that was should try bad things for ourselves to find out that they're bad, but we can't exactly make a fair judgment on something like this musical when no one has actually seen or reviewed it yet. Once we have more information we can make (somewhat more) accurate assessments, but until then, perhaps we should exercise restraint in the trashing of it.
pam Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 I don't think we need a quote from President Hinckley to say this. Several people in this thread have said as much, or at least alluded to it. There's also the adage, "there's no such thing as bad publicity."While I understand the examples that you and slamjet have given, I do thing trueblue has a point. Not that was should try bad things for ourselves to find out that they're bad, but we can't exactly make a fair judgment on something like this musical when no one has actually seen or reviewed it yet. Once we have more information we can make (somewhat more) accurate assessments, but until then, perhaps we should exercise restraint in the trashing of it. Actually if I wanted to provide a quote it would be within my right to do so. I happen to like quotes.
Wingnut Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 I know. What I'm saying is that the idea that this may lead some to the Gospel has already been shared in this thread and others on this topic. Several times.
pam Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 Okay..I'll leave the moderating of this thread to you. Since you are defining what people should or shouldn't post based on needs and whether it has or hasn't been said before. Sometimes when you get to a thread that has 59 posts..you miss a few posts.
Wingnut Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 I did say anything about should or shouldn't.
pam Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 No but you did say we don't need one. So you are defining what someone should or shouldn't post. Anyway..I'm out.
Wingnut Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 I'm saying that if person A says something, and person B says the same thing, and both things are true, why is person A's statement any less valid than person B's? Even if person B is (or was) a prophet, what person A said is still the same thing, and is still as true as when person B says it.The use of the word "need" denoted that it was an idea figure out-able by the use of common sense. Based on the fact that there are seven pages in this thread, though, I guess I'm in the minority on that one.Post whatever you want. Obviously, I'm not a moderator, and I was not in any way making an attempt at moderation.
pam Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 Well there you have it. Since it's been pointed out that the majority of the people who posted lack common sense..it's time to close it.
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