EAllusion wrote:My point was that many US presidents have a sizable cult of personality. I think that's true of more than half the presidents since FDR. It comes with the territory of being electable. Bush was virtually worshiped in some segments of our society. Hence my video of Bush virtually being worshiped by a segment of our society.
If you were implying something much darker by "history repeating itself" then you deserve a mixture of pity and contempt.
I meant that people develop propaganda to prop up their cult figure. Mr. Obama has a cult-like status with his followers as demonstrated by the propaganda itself. If you all have your feelings hurt because his propaganda was shown along side other culty political figures then that's a personal issue.... And my point, was clearly missed.
The Nehor wrote:The LDS Church is short on authentic footage of Jesus.
Maybe they should ask the Catholics.
(Nevo, Jan 23) And the Melchizedek Priesthood may not have been restored until the summer of 1830, several months after the organization of the Church.
cinepro wrote:But for a religion that is so strict about not having pictures of Jesus in the chapels (or visual aids during sacrament meeting talks), I was surprised to see a montage of anyone during a hymn.
I started a thread about this over on the MAD board. At this point, I'm being compared to the crowd who called for Barabbas instead of Jesus. Why am I not surprised?
Seriously???
John, you need to give that place up. That is beyond ridiculous!!!
Trevor wrote:Why does it seem that so many cults of personality are centered on people who have none?
Sorry, but I don't see a lot of zip in the LDS leadership. Where's the charisma?
This is a good point. Isn't the first item on the cult checklist a charismatic leader? The LDS church fails the cult test right off the bat.
"We have taken up arms in defense of our liberty, our property, our wives, and our children; we are determined to preserve them, or die." - Captain Moroni - 'Address to the Inhabitants of Canada' 1775
...the official Korean Central News Agency announced Kim was officially re-elected leader today, "reflecting the unanimous will and wishes of all the servicepersons and people, as he has performed the immortal exploits to shine long in the history of the country and put the dignity and position of the DPRK on the highest level by wisely leading the Juche revolutionary cause started in Mount Paektu to victory through his distinguished ideological and theoretical activities and with his dynamic leadership."
Am I off?
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco - To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei