Oh those poor Mormons! Businessweek mag lampoons the Mo'mall

[_sock puppet]

I don't read Business Week magazine, but the cover seems a little mean spirited, for a credible business magazine. It's like something I'd expect from MAD magazine.

I agree. The cover is tasteless. I am surprised that a magazine devoted to business would demonstrate such clear prejudice against a religious group that participates in the same.

If LDS Inc had kept its focus on the salvation of mankind from the ravages of sin and eternal damnation for sin, I would mightily agree with you, Reverend.

However, I find the cover to be very insightful and revealing about the de facto agenda of LDS Inc.

[_harmony]

And I see this getting worse rather than better. We keep correlating, mainstreaming, and losing sight of the unique and interesting aspects of Mormonism. And for what?

Well, to be a successful member of the "world", one must play by the world's rules... and in the world, the more money you command, the more successful you are.

[_Uncle Dale]

...
in the world, the more money you command, the more successful you are.

No doubt that is so. And thus we tend to overlook the aggressive acts
of a Microsoft, or a British Petroleum, or a Halliburton. If they engage
in corporate espionage, or insider equities trading, or putting innocent
human lives at risk, we can calm our indignation by telling ourselves --
"Well, what else did we expect? -- They are not a religion, after all..."

UD

[_sock puppet]

And I see this getting worse rather than better. We keep correlating, mainstreaming, and losing sight of the unique and interesting aspects of Mormonism. And for what?

Well, to be a successful member of the "world", one must play by the world's rules... and in the world, the more money you command, the more successful you are.

So is Mormonism now of the world rather than just in it?

[_mocnarf]

It's easy to poke fun at Mormons. What are they going to do? Use their business fortune to undermine the stock value of Businessweek. No, there no prophet in that.

Think Businessweek has the ... to do that sort of spread about Islam? I think not.

[_harmony]

...
in the world, the more money you command, the more successful you are.

No doubt that is so. And thus we tend to overlook the aggressive acts
of a Microsoft, or a British Petroleum, or a Halliburton. If they engage
in corporate espionage, or insider equities trading, or putting innocent
human lives at risk, we can calm our indignation by telling ourselves --
"Well, what else did we expect? -- They are not a religion, after all..."

UD

God doesn't sit in on their meetings. God doesn't talk to them face to face. God doesn't bless their CEO.

Somehow I expect more of God than what is reported by the Brethren.

[_harmony]

It's easy to poke fun at Mormons. What are they going to do? Use their business fortune to undermine the stock value of Businessweek. No, there no prophet in that.

Think Businessweek has the ... to do that sort of spread about Islam? I think not.

Is a Muslim running for President? No one cared about Mormons until Mitt hit the front runner position.

[_harmony]

Well, to be a successful member of the "world", one must play by the world's rules... and in the world, the more money you command, the more successful you are.

So is Mormonism now of the world rather than just in it?

Mormons are taking over the world, silly SP.

[_sock puppet]

Silly boys. Mormonism is for girls.

[_Uncle Dale]

It's easy to poke fun at Mormons. What are they going to do? Use their business fortune to undermine the stock value of Businessweek. No, there no prophet in that.

Think Businessweek has the ... to do that sort of spread about Islam? I think not.

If Wahhabism were the secretive religion of some candidate for high
elected office in the non-Muslim world, I expect that some notable
periodical would address the matter. Say, The Economist, for
example. I also suspect that journalists would die if they attempted
that sort of political exposure of an ostensibly "religious" group.

But, other than Warren Jeffs' bunch, I suspect that the modern
readers of the Book of Mormon have better things to do than blood
atoning the enemies of the Political Kingdom of God.

But --- let's watch the Republic of France for a couple of decades,
to see how the "respectable" public press there addresses a growing
Muslim sociopolitical influence among the masses.

We may be on the verge of a new era -- and Elder Romney may end
up being that era's poster-child.

UD