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Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Monday, June 11th, 2012 12:57pm PDT - promote requested by peggedbea.

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Here was last year's 'Book of Mormon' Tony performance of "I Believe":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlbDHejQFV4

I hadn't seen it before... really funny.

*Mitt Romney

>> ^bamdrew:

Here was last year's 'Book of Mormon' Tony performance of "I Believe":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlbDHejQFV4
I hadn't seen it before... really funny.


Since we're posting songs from musicals I'll post this.

As much as I disagree with mormonism, it's easy to see what this really is, which is an attack on faith, especially faith in Jesus Christ. They just found a way to caricature it in mormonism. It's really quite a sad thing to watch those people revel in the mockery. Our society has degenerated to such a point where it is socially acceptable to openly ridicule millions of people. While I am concerned for the souls of the mormons, I think this attack on their faith is really quite despicable.

>> ^shinyblurry:

As much as I disagree with mormonism, it's easy to see what this really is, which is an attack on faith, especially faith in Jesus Christ. They just found a way to caricature it in mormonism. It's really quite a sad thing to watch those people revel in the mockery. Our society has degenerated to such a point where it is socially acceptable to openly ridicule millions of people. While I am concerned for the souls of the mormons, I think this attack on their faith is really quite despicable.


FFS. You know what, I'm too tired to write something significant to this.

Just go wiki "The Book of Mormon(musical)" and scroll down for the churches response. In short, you're in idiot.

>> ^Shepppard:

>> ^shinyblurry:
As much as I disagree with mormonism, it's easy to see what this really is, which is an attack on faith, especially faith in Jesus Christ. They just found a way to caricature it in mormonism. It's really quite a sad thing to watch those people revel in the mockery. Our society has degenerated to such a point where it is socially acceptable to openly ridicule millions of people. While I am concerned for the souls of the mormons, I think this attack on their faith is really quite despicable.

FFS. You know what, I'm too tired to write something significant to this.
Just go wiki "The Book of Mormon(musical)" and scroll down for the churches response. In short, you're in idiot.


First, the churches response is described as "measured", which it is, and not favorable. Second, do you honestly think the mormon church is pleased with having their beliefs ridiculed? They simply realized that there was nothing they could do about it, and to fight against it would only call more attention to it.

Oh no, poor Mormonism. Maybe I can just forget their past of rape, kidnap and forced marriages.

>> ^shinyblurry:

>> ^Shepppard:
>> ^shinyblurry:
As much as I disagree with mormonism, it's easy to see what this really is, which is an attack on faith, especially faith in Jesus Christ. They just found a way to caricature it in mormonism. It's really quite a sad thing to watch those people revel in the mockery. Our society has degenerated to such a point where it is socially acceptable to openly ridicule millions of people. While I am concerned for the souls of the mormons, I think this attack on their faith is really quite despicable.

FFS. You know what, I'm too tired to write something significant to this.
Just go wiki "The Book of Mormon(musical)" and scroll down for the churches response. In short, you're in idiot.

First, the churches response is described as "measured", which it is, and not favorable. Second, do you honestly think the mormon church is pleased with having their beliefs ridiculed? They simply realized that there was nothing they could do about it, and to fight against it would only call more attention to it.

Waaaaah waah waah wahwahwahwahwahwaaaaaah! Who am I???

I'm not defending the mormon church, I am just commenting that the level of discourse in society is at an all time low, that this is socially acceptable. Obviously it isn't a winning issue with videosift, but I think that its wrong to treat people this way.

>> ^UsesProzac

Yeah, it's called parody. If you can't laugh at yourself then you need to shoot yourself.

>> ^shinyblurry:

I'm not defending the mormon church, I am just commenting that the level of discourse in society is at an all time low, that something like this is socially acceptable.
>> ^UsesProzac


Your troll is showing, friend.

It's trolling to have an opinion?

>> ^UsesProzac:

>> ^shinyblurry:
I'm not defending the mormon church, I am just commenting that the level of discourse in society is at an all time low, that something like this is socially acceptable.
>> ^UsesProzac

Your troll is showing, friend.

It's called bread and circuses

>> ^Issykitty:

Yeah, it's called parody. If you can't laugh at yourself then you need to shoot yourself.

Aaaaand... back to the video! How about that Book of Mormon musical? *quality show!

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by Issykitty.

It's called microwaves and coffee cups.

...what are we doing again?

I really want to see this show!

Is nothing sacred?!!

That's the point.
>> ^shinyblurry:

I'm not defending the mormon church, I am just commenting that the level of discourse in society is at an all time low, that this is socially acceptable. Obviously it isn't a winning issue with videosift, but I think that its wrong to treat people this way.
>> ^UsesProzac

Oh cmon, thats not openly ridiculing religion, this is!

Religion is a mind virus and jesus is a cunt.

They tried that in communist Russia and it didn't work out very well

>> ^dag:

Is nothing sacred?!!
That's the point.
>> ^shinyblurry:
I'm not defending the mormon church, I am just commenting that the level of discourse in society is at an all time low, that this is socially acceptable. Obviously it isn't a winning issue with videosift, but I think that its wrong to treat people this way.
>> ^UsesProzac

Ahh, the heady mix of capitalism and fundamentalist christianity that keeps America WINNING!

BORING!!!>> ^shinyblurry:

As much as I disagree with mormonism, it's easy to see what this really is, which is an attack on faith, especially faith in Jesus Christ. They just found a way to caricature it in mormonism. It's really quite a sad thing to watch those people revel in the mockery. Our society has degenerated to such a point where it is socially acceptable to openly ridicule millions of people. While I am concerned for the souls of the mormons, I think this attack on their faith is really quite despicable.

This is parody done with an extremely light touch, really - and is amazingly inoffensive. There's not really any reason this music couldn't have come from a believing Mormon.

To underscore that point, it's not much different than stuff members have produced themselves (partially with the intent of demonstrating that they don't always take themselves completely seriously). For example, productions of "Saturday's Warrior" by various Mormon groups and units were extremely popular in the 70's and 80's, and the missionaries in it are at least as goofy as the ones in the BoM musical. I couldn't find a video of the stage production - but this song is normally performed by a chorus line of missionaries in sunglasses (again, in Mormon churches with approval by a bishop).

Even most devout/lame Mormons I know see the BoM musical as positive publicity that's surprisingly inoffensive (similar to South Park's Mormon bits, which generally were quite popular with Church members). The "official" church isn't exactly going to sanction it, but the position it has taken - something like "we hope people will come to us to get the real story" is pretty dang close.

>> ^shinyblurry:

I'm not defending the mormon church, I am just commenting that the level of discourse in society is at an all time low, that this is socially acceptable. Obviously it isn't a winning issue with videosift, but I think that its wrong to treat people this way.
>> ^UsesProzac


I'm not sure that the level of discourse has changed, so much as Christianity has become an acceptable target again. Parker and Stone actually treat the Mormon church with an unprecedented level of respect considering all the things that South Park has parodied, as evidenced by the "All About Mormons" episode. They present the religion as weird, but in the end, the people of South Park are shown to be a million times stranger and the Mormons decide the best course of action is to leave all the idiots to themselves.