[SoothingDave]

Once pretty much every Jewish organization and thousands of individuals had notified the Mormon Church that it was offensive and they should stop, their intent became one of insult and provocation.

Nonsense. Something doesn't become offensive because a "victim" claims offense.

No one can say "Each child should bring his book" because some feminists claim offense at the masculine pronoun being used in the generic sense.

Are they right, because they felt offense, that offense must be intended by everyone who says "one small step for man?"

What Mormons do is utterly irrelevant to your ancestors or mine. Let them have their delusions. Getting all offended about it doesn't achieve anything except giving you something to feel offended about.

[MarkL]

Nonsense. Something doesn't become offensive because a "victim" claims offense.

So there is nothing that can cause offense. Interesting statement. An individual or group that continues to do something that they know is considered offensive by others IS provoking them. So were I to begin ranting about your beliefs, it's not offensive to you,because as the victim, you claim offense. So there are no standards of behavior, and we can all say what ever we like, without having to worry about what anyone else thinks. Interesting.

What Mormons do is utterly irrelevant to your ancestors or mine. Let them have their delusions. Getting all offended about it doesn't achieve anything except giving you something to feel offended about.

And incite hatred and mistrust, as well as violence.