Brandon Flowers

[poliphilo]

Brandon Flowers is a Mormon. Oh, right....

I've believed in some pretty silly things in the course of my life but there are some things- some organised bodies of belief- that are just too silly even for me. 

And Mormonism is one of them. Its prophet? Clearly a con-artist.  Its scriptures? Mark Twain called them "chloroform in print".

And isn't there something about never taking off your underwear? Or is that the Jehovah's Witnesses? I get those two mixed up.

You gotta read up around your beliefs. You gotta ask questions.

And if you're in your mid-twenties and you've seen a bit of the world beyond Utah and you still believe in the angel Moroni and the golden tablets and the green spectacles, it can only mean you're a bit of a fool. 

I don't mean unintelligent. I mean intellectually incurious.

Why should I want to engage with an artist who is intellectually incurious?

I feel the same way about all those Hollywood stars who are into Scientology. Travolta, Cruise: I avoid their films.

I quite liked Hot Fuss, but I think I'll be giving the latest album a miss.

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'm sort of sorry everyone deleted. There was the beginnings of an interesting controversy there.

My problem with Mormonism is that it's founded on a transparent act of deception. Other religions may be as silly, but- largely because they're pickled in time and art- the silliness is less apparent. Anyone who cares to do a little basic research can discover just what sort of a joker Joseph Smith was.

Religions claim to be true. If they're not true they have no business existing. Most religions have some admixture of truth in them. The only truth I can see in Mormonism is the moral teaching that Smith lifted (en bloc) from the New Testament.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

my buttons are easily pushed when it comes to religion, even though I don't have one. I apologize for anyone whose feelings I might have hurt.

I realize it would be best for me to stay out of such things, because I can't argue without getting angry.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

There's no harm in getting angry.

A lot of my entries are fueled by anger.

I'm sorry I upset you. I'm sure there are lots of fine people who are practising Mormons. But I stand by what I said; I think it's a lousy religion.