Why are Mormons so weird? How come they don’t let their kids play with my kids? How come they don’t let their kids out on Sundays? Why don’t Mormons drink or smoke? Are Mormons total prudes?
It’s hard not to judge others, especially in matters of religion. It’s one thing to judge someone as being lazy or shiftless (whatever that means…I guess it’s the opposite of shiftful) and therefore someone you don’t want to hire to mow your lawn or do your tax preparation, and it’s another thing to judge someone … Read more
The award-winning Broadway play called “The Book of Mormon”, created by the minds behind the extremely funny and raunchy animated show Southpark, has put an additional spotlight on Mormons when there would already seem to be enough, given that there are two Presidential candidates who are Mormon. So how do Mormons feel about the Broadway … Read more
It’s that time of year, and so I figure this is a timely time to answer the question “How do Mormons celebrate Christmas?” I suppose for some, the question might even be “Do Mormons celebrate Christmas?” Yes, Mormons do celebrate Christmas, although how we celebrate Christmas differs from family to family and from culture to … Read more
From a question asked by John on 10 May, 2010 here: You and I were both born into the church to LDS families. If Mormonism is the one true church, wow…..we really hit the jackpot. Extremely lucky, right? Out of the billions and billions of humans that have come and gone over the last 50,000 … Read more
Yes, Glenn Beck is a Mormon, that is, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Apparently searches for “glenn beck” and “mormon” are pretty common. In reading the afore-linked article, I decided to do a search for “glenn beck mormon” myself, and one of the links that came up is from … Read more
Yes, there is such a thing as “Mormon underwear” although Mormons refer to them as “garments” or “temple garments”. Only Mormons who have “gone through” a Mormon temple (“temples” are different than “churches”), meaning they’ve participated in certain religious ordinances, wear religious clothing as underwear which is called “garments”. The clothes serve as a reminder … Read more
You might be aware that Mormons don’t drink alcohol. If you are, and you’re a drinker yourself, then you might wonder if Mormons think you’re evil, ignorant, misguided, a menace to society, an unfit example for their children, a lowlife, etc. Or maybe a Mormon actually told you in no uncertain terms what they think … Read more
Because we don’t like to have fun, that’s why! But seriously, Mormons don’t drink alcohol because it’s a commandment of God to members of the Mormon church. It all started when Joseph Smith, the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, received a revelation from God that has become known as the Word … Read more