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  The Mormon Un-Moment and Its Consequences
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Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Feb 23, 2012 04:59pm
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AuthorRJH
News DateMonday, February 20, 2012 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionLet’s face it, the “Mormon Moment” is rubbish. First off, I sort of doubt that it actually exists beyond a small segment of the chatterati. And even if it does exist, it is basically a miserable little thing, based on a politician nobody likes and a musical that rowdily takes the mick. So, yes, if that’s your Mormon Moment, it’s rubbish.

What might be the consequences of this un-Moment? Here’s what we have learned:

People tend not to mind Mormon quarterbacks or singers but they don’t want one running the country. Mitt Romney is, writ-large, the epitome of Mormon social awkwardness. If American politics is now reduced to imagining the president one would like to have a beer with, Mormons like Mitt have no hope. And of course, it’s not about beer, it’s about fitting comfortably into the American landscape. A century past Reed Smoot, it is clear Mormons still do not.

Evangelical Christians really, really despise Mormonism.

Liberal Americans (cf. The Book of Mormon, Bill Maher) are happy to describe Mormonism for what they really believe it is: a loony religion for loons. The Parker-Stone musical is on its way to London, so expect this sentiment to be acceptable in Europe if it isn’t already. As one British columnist said about Mormon, “the Mormons are coming (but please, God, not to the White House)”. And don’t give me the “it’s quite friendly really” line: you are just a Mormon wannabee hipster who can’t accept that the class bully’s spit in your face is not meant affectionately.
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