After all that effort faking his talk to fit in with the censor, a whole 78 views for Poelman. Wonder how many hits Schryver got?
Zadok: I did not have a faith crisis. I discovered that the Church was having a truth crisis. Maksutov: That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
If you know what that Poelman speech really is, you can tell by watching his facial expressions and mannerisms that he's really not happy about having to do that. That whole episode is so farcical.
Mormonism ceased being a compelling topic for me when I finally came to terms with its transformation from a personality cult into a combination of a real estate company, a SuperPac, and Westboro Baptist Church. - Kishkumen
Sethbag wrote:If you know what that Poelman speech really is, you can tell by watching his facial expressions and mannerisms that he's really not happy about having to do that. That whole episode is so farcical.
Indeed.
However, I am sympathetic to Church leaders trying not to give more doctrinal ammo to the polygamist sects. That, as I understand, was the primary motivation for the re-shoot.