Joseph Smith as Holy Grail. Literally.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:46 pm
Perusing RfM, I came across a link to an article written by Kerry Shirts wherein Shirts attempts to prove that Joseph Smith was, literally, the Holy Grail.
He asks readers to consider the evidence. Well, I did, and found it, to put it mildly, wanting. The article reminds me a bit of a parody I wrote a couple years ago called Apologetic Junkyard Mega-Wars. It was a spoof off the then-popular show, Junkyard Mega-Wars. Apologetic theories built from a bit of this, an unrelated scrap of that, a chiasmus here, an NHM there, and viola! A new, and cute to only the assembler, Mormon apologetic baby is born.
Kerry Shirts seems like an amiable fellow. But I'm of the opinion that his theory, that Joseph Smith was the literal Holy Grail, is wacky. It ranks right up there with God's big penis.
Please make your own assessment, if you feel so inclined. Here is a link to the article: http://www2.ida.net/graphics/shirtail/holy.htm
KA
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He asks readers to consider the evidence. Well, I did, and found it, to put it mildly, wanting. The article reminds me a bit of a parody I wrote a couple years ago called Apologetic Junkyard Mega-Wars. It was a spoof off the then-popular show, Junkyard Mega-Wars. Apologetic theories built from a bit of this, an unrelated scrap of that, a chiasmus here, an NHM there, and viola! A new, and cute to only the assembler, Mormon apologetic baby is born.
Kerry Shirts seems like an amiable fellow. But I'm of the opinion that his theory, that Joseph Smith was the literal Holy Grail, is wacky. It ranks right up there with God's big penis.
Please make your own assessment, if you feel so inclined. Here is a link to the article: http://www2.ida.net/graphics/shirtail/holy.htm
KA
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