CA Cook, LF
coreycook12@email.msn.com
PS I hope you don't get offended. All too many of the
religious fundies that wander in here stomp out in a
snit. Just try to keep your head on straight, and be
friendly. Or not. Whatever you want.
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-----Original Message-----
From: John W. Rea <matziq@airmail.net>
To: virus@lucifer.com <virus@lucifer.com>
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 12:26 AM
Subject: Re: virus: Virus: Opinions?
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chelstad, Erik <chelste@data-io.com>
>To: 'virus@lucifer.com' <virus@lucifer.com>
>Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 4:29 PM
>Subject: RE: virus: Virus: Opinions?
>
>
>>In response to the original question, I read the Book of Mormon and
>>I thought it was pretty bad.
>>
>>Ideals are ideals, and they can be conveyed via coloring books or
>>Nabokov,
>>so I'm not really talking from that standpoint, but as pure literature,
>>the
>>book was something like the screenplay for Forrest Gump.
>>
>>Symbolism seems to be repeated every page or so.
>>
>>Again, nothing against the ideals, but just the way it was written and
>>presented made me feel like I was being approached by an ex-con
>>car salesman.
>>
>>It seems strange to me that so many people are becoming Mormons
>>and sticking with the program after reading the tract.
>>Again, back to my earlier question...are there any statistics about
>>how many religious adherents actually read the literature their beliefs
>>are based on?
>>
>>eEc
>
>
>The book is not a work of literature...it is a record of the ancient people
>from the american continent. The authors of the Book of Mormon
>were common people, not trained writers and storytellers. Yes, at times
>the writing is archaic and even boring, but what do you expect? Try reading
>a history book sometime.
>Joseph Smith merely TRANSLATED the book from Gold Plates...the
>only writing he did was his personal account of how he came to
>receive the plates.
>
>