Funny News Stories

Let's be clear, unlike most Texans and most Mormons I am not a fan of Fox News. I don't think they do a very good job reporting the news. This recent story from the morning show Fox and Friends is a recent example why I think they are lousy journalists:



Apparently the story was retrieved from the supermarket tabloid Weekly World News...yes, you know the one. I couldn't stop giggling about this but then hey, I'm juvenile. The next story is kind of insulting but still a little funny, it is from the Reno News and Review. Sen. Harry Reid is running against Sharron Angle and this reporter interviewed her minister and was probably surprised by his...oh, I don't know...offensive comments?

"His religion's a cult," Pastor Reed said. "The Christian community--all the Christians, theologians and scholars, all recognize that, that Mormonism is a cult. I have books in my library on cults, and it lists Mormonism right there with all these bizarre cults. Well, there must be a reason. I mean, here a member of a cult is one of the most powerful people in the United States. Doesn't that alarm you? And his allegiance is to Salt Lake City. Something is up with that. Something's weird. But nobody touches that. ... Harry Reid's allegiance is to Salt Lake City. The Mormon church is rich, powerful, they do illegal things. They do secretive things. They've got all this money. They own American businesses. There's weirdness going on there. Churches are not multi-millionaire organizations like the Mormon church. You know, there's some weirdness with that, but nobody questions it, nobody asks one question to Harry Reid and says, 'Tell us about your faith. What does a Mormon believe?' Ask him about the holy garments that he wears that protect him from evil. Isn't that kooky? Ask him about getting his body parts anointed by oil. Isn't that kooky? Ask him about when he goes to the temple and he gets baptized for dead people. Isn't that kooky? Ask him about the hit squad of the Mormon church and why they need people to kill Mormons that go against them. Isn't that controlling? Ask him how they shun people, then they get their family members to disown them and divorce them if they dare leave the Mormon church. Isn't that cultish? I mean, I could go on and on. The Mormon church is a cult, and Harry Reid is a powerful person in a cult, and nobody even questions it."

Hey! That's a half-truth! All except for those "kooky" comments, those were just mean. But seriously people like that is exactly why I don't feel comfortable as a Mormon in the current conservative climate, because I know there are plenty of others out there that feel the exact same way and most of them vote the same way as most of the Mormons. For now I'll stick with all the other weirdos, degenerates, and the freaks, at least they accept my my odd and quirky ways.