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InAZ | 6:53 p.m. May 19, 2009
Thank You LDS Church for this great gift! Love it!
oracle | 7:22 p.m. May 19, 2009
I look forward to some good news. Thank you church for the wise investment.
The world needs all the help it can get.
Anti? Me? | 12:16 p.m. May 20, 2009
Some who consider themselves "pro-Mormon" believe Mormon myths must be
preserved at all cost. They reason that even if the myth is false, it
nevertheless provides the moral and economic foundation for Mormon society. The
myth is needed for social cohesion.
Underlying this argument is a profound lack of confidence in the people. It assumes in the absence of myth, civil society will collapse into despair.
Perpetuating the myth can thus be justified as a morally correct act. And those who reject the myth become a threat. They must be labeled as "Anti-Mormons", so that members know to avoid them, or at least to close their ears to them.
But who is the real "Anti-Mormon"? Is it the myth-maker who justifies a perpetuation of lies? Or is it the myth-breaker who liberates myths captives?
Who do we consider to be our "friends"? A real friend does not deceive us. I refuse to be labeled Anti-Mormon. I am Pro-Mormon. Those who would deceive my Mormon loved ones and associates are the Anti's.
Underlying this argument is a profound lack of confidence in the people. It assumes in the absence of myth, civil society will collapse into despair.
Perpetuating the myth can thus be justified as a morally correct act. And those who reject the myth become a threat. They must be labeled as "Anti-Mormons", so that members know to avoid them, or at least to close their ears to them.
But who is the real "Anti-Mormon"? Is it the myth-maker who justifies a perpetuation of lies? Or is it the myth-breaker who liberates myths captives?
Who do we consider to be our "friends"? A real friend does not deceive us. I refuse to be labeled Anti-Mormon. I am Pro-Mormon. Those who would deceive my Mormon loved ones and associates are the Anti's.
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Anonymous | 12:09 a.m. May 21, 2009
yawn
Anonymous | 7:48 a.m. May 21, 2009
I'm fine with all this, but hopefully the wall between this effort and
Bonneville will be up. If what is going on at WTOP in DC is any indication, a
right-ward tilt in programming results from Bonneville's involvement.
There is already a problem, perceived or real (and I think real), that the GOP
is the unofficial party of the folks who own Bonneville. Allowing an
ideological tone to this effort would be a grave mistake.
james stowe | 3:18 p.m. May 21, 2009
What? Working on Sunday! Smame Shame!!!!
To To Mormon Radio Head 4:48 p.m | 6:36 a.m. May 22, 2009
Awesome comments. My thoughts and experiences exactly!
To Anti? Me? 12:16 p.m. | 8:14 a.m. May 22, 2009
"I refuse to be labeled Anti-Mormon. I am Pro-Mormon. Those who would
deceive my Mormon loved ones and associates are the Anti's."
You realize that based in this type of "tough love" argument, you could justify doing just about anything?
Your version of the myth just might be the deception itself. Since you provide no examples, I'll give a couple.
As a freshman in college, a professor revealed to the class that the Mormon seagull/cricket story was just a myth. OK, I thought, until a few years later when I read the actual contemporary eyewitnesss account of the event. So, our mythbusting professor was in fact the mythmaker.
Or perhaps you refer to some of the foundational events of the LDS Church? I have read just about everything that is out there, and have found the majority of alternative explanations to be as weak or weaker (and sometimes flat out dishonest) than the orthodox version. I am fortunate to have the time and interest to do the research. Many of my friends are not so lucky.
If you do not want your Mormon friends and relatives to be deceived, then don't do it!
You realize that based in this type of "tough love" argument, you could justify doing just about anything?
Your version of the myth just might be the deception itself. Since you provide no examples, I'll give a couple.
As a freshman in college, a professor revealed to the class that the Mormon seagull/cricket story was just a myth. OK, I thought, until a few years later when I read the actual contemporary eyewitnesss account of the event. So, our mythbusting professor was in fact the mythmaker.
Or perhaps you refer to some of the foundational events of the LDS Church? I have read just about everything that is out there, and have found the majority of alternative explanations to be as weak or weaker (and sometimes flat out dishonest) than the orthodox version. I am fortunate to have the time and interest to do the research. Many of my friends are not so lucky.
If you do not want your Mormon friends and relatives to be deceived, then don't do it!
Samuel | 9:10 a.m. May 22, 2009
It will be nice if the church broadcast is uplifting and positive with social
messages and not so much mormon junk. It is tedious listening to the mormon
church telling God what to say and how to do His business. But, even worse is
listening to the Catholic church who believes it owns God. Remember that God is
bigger than any church or religion. He is as big as We are; and he is as small
as we are.
Not from Utah | 12:54 p.m. May 22, 2009
This is a good thing and will be of benefit to many LDS folk who want this type
of programming but cannot easily get it.
Personally, I am not in a position to use it very much.
And for the detractors, well, nobody has ever asked me in a church interview or discussion if I watch BYUTV, KSL, read the DNews, buy from Deseret Book, etc, so there is no compulsion for anyone, LDS or not, to use this service either. That is exactly what it is: a service to benefit those who want it. And it does not harm to anyone else.
Personally, I am not in a position to use it very much.
And for the detractors, well, nobody has ever asked me in a church interview or discussion if I watch BYUTV, KSL, read the DNews, buy from Deseret Book, etc, so there is no compulsion for anyone, LDS or not, to use this service either. That is exactly what it is: a service to benefit those who want it. And it does not harm to anyone else.
Sister Utah LDS | 1:49 p.m. May 22, 2009
Re: To LDS church members - Please stay where you are. Or, maybe you could come
here and teach us all a lesson if you are so much better than us. FYI - The
church is still growing here and none of our wards or stakes have been disolved.
WA state | 8:39 a.m. May 23, 2009
The Mormon Channel is a great blessing. We need more church media in Washington
state. Thank you.
Sam Liddicott | 9:17 a.m. May 24, 2009
I hope they do an mp3 stream, otherwise it cuts out people who don't
financially support Microsoft and can't use the adobe flash player. If they
do a standard mp3 stream then they don't need to do a special iPhone
version, and a special windows mobile version, and a special Symbian version,
and a special Blackberry version and a special XXX version. Vatican radio gets
this right and sticks to established standards, I hope the church will soon.
Paying extra money for a proprietary "solution" that by its nature
cuts out pleading listeners seems nuts.
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