I was chatting with my girlfriend today when she told me that, apparently, the Twilight books are based on Mormonism. Something about how the vampires in the books are Mormon Angels and that's why they sparkle - or something like that.
(Don't worry - this is not a Twilight post...)
The point is - it got me thinking about Mormonism. And while I enjoy poking every religion with my Logic Stick, Mormonism sits second to only Scientology as my favorite religion to question; I'm saving Scientology for a later date.
That said - I realize not everyone knows how Mormonism actually started! Buckle your seat belt - this one's a doozy.
Origin of Mormonism
Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, claims to have been visited by an angel in 1823. This angel directed him to the Golden Plates, which were in, as the angel called it, a "reformed Egyptian" language. In order to translate the Golden Plates, Joseph Smith put a "seer stone" (think of a crystal ball - OR maybe even a Palantir from the Lord of the Rings!) in the bottom of a hat. He then placed the hat over his face, which allowed him to see the translation of the Golden Plates.
I did not make a single part of that last paragraph up. I will let the utter lack of logic in that paragraph sink in before moving on with the rest.
Good to go? Right then.
After he was done the translation, he returned the Golden Plates to the angel, thus preventing anyone else other than 11 men from seeing it: 4 were family, 5 were members of another family, and 2 were not related to the rest. Many would recant their testimonies over the years.
... ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME???
Much like the Jesus story, if you tried that today, you'd be thrown into a padded room, where you can bounce off the walls for fun.
I don't want offend anyone here - I just want to open some eyes and get people talking.
... OK, ENOUGH. YOU'RE KIDDING ME, RIGHT?
Number of Mormons in the world : 14 million world wide.
Excuse me while I facepalm...
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