A friend of mine just sent me a link explaining what is happening on HBO's show BIG LOVE. Since we virtually do not watch TV, I feel in the dark a lot and apparently this show has been exploiting with great contempt the LDS faith for sometime. No surprise, right. Mormons are picked on a lot, nothing new. The next episode to air has to do with the temple, depicting what they understand to be sacred temple ceremonies. The temple is a place where we Mormons hold in the up most reverence, it is a very sacred place for us, exactly like any temple is to another faith. The problem with what Big Love is doing here is, they are and have been depicting Mormons with gross misrepresentation and in a flagrant, adulterate, and blasphemous way. I know stirring the pot is what they are hoping for to get more press/viewership and I am sure as back lash for the PROP 8 thing. The reality is there has always been opposition and there will always be opposition but nothing will ever stop this moving train. The work of the restored Gospel will move forward despite the venomous efforts of others. Regardless, it is frustrating and it is really quite disgusting what some spend their time doing and this is nothing short of defamation! You can write in to the FCC and complain. The link is here. The LDS church issued a fabulous statement today and said exact what I thought they would, you can read that HERE.
This is an editorial comment made by my brother-in-laws brother to the Desert News. Fabulous comment.
"Seriously, all religions have been desecrated and despised and their members persecuted by "intellectually superior" individuals. And millions of lives have been brutalized and lost in the name of religion. The great thing about America is that it was founded on a belief in a "divine creator" and a tolerance for all those individual definitions of that creator. It's why we have had no major religious wars in this Country. Live what you believe and let God be the judge. Few have the self control and capacity to experience the peace of deep religious convictions. I'm certain vilifying Mormons and trivializing their beliefs will not erode the peace many of the faithful have attained. The sadder commentary is that millions of Americans rely on Television as the major source of truth on any subject...Societal paralysis. Next is disintegration of civility, and on to feudal wars. Americans have more in common with each other today than at the time of the Declaration of Independence. And yet we are letting our ignorance, intolerance and self-centeredness explode our common cause into a million personal agendas. God help us. Steve Wunderli"
Love to all except HBO! No love there, NEVER!-
2 comments:
no love from my blog either!
My cousin put that link to the LDS Newsroom up a few days ago after the boycotts of HBO started on fb. I think it's genius. "There's no reason to feel defensive... There aren't just six of us anymore". Brilliant. This will blow over and do little to no damage in the grand scheme of things. Ridiculous that they are so disrespectful, yes. But that's on their sleazy heads, not mine ;). The temple is and always will be a sacred place to us and (unfortunately for them) there is NOTHING the outside world can do about it. We're protected in there.
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