[Colofornian]

I am looking at this thread, and everything seems to be a projection of everything about the Mormonism being projected onto Glen Beck. I am a Roman Catholic, but I would be really embarrassed if everyone assumed that every dogma, belief, etc.. could be projected on me. Good or bad, I just don’t believe 100% of the dogma and tradition of the church, I just know too much of the church history and the politics surrounding it to buy into every traditional dogmatic item. [Dila, post #81]

This thread was about how Mormonism defined the man “Glen Beck” as if they are one in the same. Since this is the premise of this thread, I can’t buy into you trying to recast this entire thread. [Dila, post #156]

Come on, Dila, be fair. Can you name ANY adherent of ANY religion who absolutely 100% embodies every tenet, beatitude, nuance, behavior, practice, polity, etc. of that religion?

And therefore, are we to conclude, that because EVERYBODY has at least "slight wiggle room" that nobody is ever a representative of that faith or religion? Really?

I went to http://deseretbook.com -- which is owned by the Mormon church -- to find its description of a certain Glenn Beck DVD resource entitled An Unlikely Mormon: The Conversion Story of Glenn Beck (2008).

Here's an excerpt of their description of GLENN BECK's PRESENTATION that GLENN BECK APPROVED for his religious body to circulate worldwide!

...In this presentation, Glenn Beck tells an audience of nearly 7,000 about his conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...Glenn bears his testimony about home teaching, tithing, and the transforming power of the Spirit....Glenn's story will strengthen the testimony of any Latter-day Saint. In addition, An Unlikely Mormon will be an ideal missionary tool.

So. Here we have Glenn Beck himself allowing his testimony to be used by the Mormon church as "an ideal missionary tool."

Here we have Glenn Beck himself merging his testimony of this church with its missionary enterprises.

I don't see Glenn Beck "straight-arming" the Mormon church; but to hear you tell it, they are like ships passing in the night and any linkage at all is mere co-inkidink.

[dila813]

“Come on, Dila, be fair. Can you name ANY adherent of ANY religion who absolutely 100% embodies every tenet, beatitude, nuance, behavior, practice, polity, etc. of that religion?”

That was my point. I am being fair, I don’t think others on this thread are.

Don’t read the cd description, talk to the guy, I bet he never authored what you are attributing to him.

I bet the church wanted his story as tilth to the church.