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To: tame
One of my old Bible teachers was an expert on the cults, and wrote extensively on Mormonism.

Did he write anything about their weird aversion to caffein in coffee (but okay in soda)? BTW, I do have a funny Mormon story that even Mormons might appreciate. Years ago my folks were visiting Salt Lake City and went to the big Mormon center there (I forget its name). Anyway, there was a bunch of paintings done in pastel type colors depicted various historical events about the Mormons. My mother laughingly told me it was the most banal art she has ever seen and for years afterwards it was an in-joke between her and me about "Mormon Pastel Art." Okay, a few years later we were visiting Epcot center at Disney World and went into the USA pavillion where we saw banal looking pastel art on the walls. I nudged my mother and asked her what those paintings reminded her of. She burst out laughing right away and said, "Oh yeah, it looks just like those that tacky Mormon Pastel Art we saw in Utah!" Immediately my mother realized we were in a big crowd in which there could have been several Mormons so immediately she started NERVOUSLY backtracking by saying, "Not that there is anything bad about Mormon art. In fact some of it is very good and it all depends on perspective, etc...." Of course I was reveling in my mothers embarrassment and added, "Sorry, but you sunk too deep into it to crawl your way out now."

Well, it was a funny incident at the time.

481 posted on 09/19/2004 6:06:39 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (What's the Forgery, Dan!!!???)
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To: PJ-Comix
Well, it was a funny incident at the time.

ROTFLMAO! I guess that's so funny because it reminds me of some stories of my own. Open mouth, insert foot :o)

482 posted on 09/19/2004 6:14:06 PM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)
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To: PJ-Comix
Years ago my folks were visiting Salt Lake City and went to the big Mormon center there (I forget its name). Anyway, there was a bunch of paintings done in pastel type colors depicted various historical events about the Mormons.

Temple Square.... I know exactly which paintings you've mentioned. My husband commented on the style as well.

496 posted on 09/20/2004 6:53:56 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace (Michael <a href = "http://www.michaelmoore.com/" title="Miserable Failure">"Miserable Failure"</a>)
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