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Mormons, since 1830, have given out over 100 million copies of The Book of Mormon for free. It was not published through a mainstream publisher so it was difficult to find in bookstores like Barnes & Noble and Borders. Now, Doubleday will publish a new edition for $24.95.

Keep in mind, Random House printed over 1 million copies of The Halo Strategy Guide and is expected to sell most of them. But 100,000 is a pretty large print run, especially for a book that’s offered for free over the internet.

huh.

when i wanted to read the book of mormon, i just called the mormons and they sent me a free one.

Not to mention the commercials with the 1-800 number and the door-to-door missionaries. Why is the Church of Latter-Day Saints blowing such a huge wad of cash to sell something they give away for free? Are there really that many people jonesing to convert to Mormonism?

*sighs* None of the cool religions give away their bibles. B&N had the Satanic Bible for like 12.95.

Bahahahahaha...

Not meaning to be TOO disrespectful but that is some funny shit. What the hell was Smith smoking.

Dum dum dum dum dumb...

[Edited on Nov 16, 2004 by Idjiit]

The angel "Moroni"? Is that where the word "moron" comes from?

no way, dude, he was just italian.

charlie brown said it best, "good grief."

Yeah, the first time someone told me this I didn't believe them. I thought for sure they were making it up just to fuck with me.

i heard it was a giant salamander on fire that led Smith to the plates.

What I would like is a copy of the Book of Mormon in it's original form as translated by Joseph Smith through devine revalation.

You see, Mr. Smith wasn't what one would call, "fully literate," so the original trasnlation may have read something along the lines of, "then Jesus done do some stuff."

LOL thats what I thought at first. The angel 'Moron'.
So no, he wasnt a moron, he was the guy who owned the local pizza parlour.
Of such things are multi-million dollar religious organizations made..

I bet no one would be so "un-PC" if you replaced Jesus with Mohammed etc., or the Book of Morman with the Koran etc.

Just an observation.

Everyone, back to your "scene approved" minority bashing.

[Edited on Nov 16, 2004 9:59AM]

I'd think that was whack, too. Hell, I think the idea of Jesus being the son of God and having risen from the dead is pretty whack, but it's a whack to which I've been exposed for a long time, and is widely accepted by broad swathes of society, so I've grown inured to it. When I found out about Mormonism, it was not only a new brand of whack, but it was surprisingly different from any vague notions about it that I'd already formed it my head, so it seemed even extra-whack at the time.

More exposure = Good for Mormon minstry. Isn't it all about the converts?

What is the big deal?


Idjiit I thought of the same thing when I started to read this. South Park is awesome.

This is the only thing that would convince me to convert to Mormonism. I don't think Jesus or Mohammad had prescribed underwear for their followers and that really makes for a half-assed religion, IMHO.

You're right of course. FWIW, I don't really have anything against Mormons. Some of the best people I've known have been Mormon - I really mean that. They have a great sense of public service, which I find incredibly admirable.

The fact is that if the whole "Christ" thing happened 200 years ago, it would still seem absurd and people would still be making fun of it. Mormons are just an easier target, that's all. Give them 1800 years are so and people will be a lot nicer about it.

Yeah, Mormons are great and all that, but it doesn't mean I can't giggle at their odd little stories. Regardless their insanity, they're at least more tolerant than the Southern Baptists around these parts and that's at least refreshing...But yes, paying for a book you could get for free? Isn't that like buying CDs? ^.~

mormon = cult

"Your beliefs are alien to me, therefore you are deserving of mockery and ridicule."

When I was in college there were endless crazy religious folks who would try and convert me as I walked to class. The worst were the "Campus Crusade for Christ" who would literally follow me to class, then wait outside the door until class was over and then keep following me around. It was infuriating. There were also mormon missionaries there. I found them to be by far the coolest of the lot. They were always pleasant and respectful, and when I would say "Sorry, I'm not really interested" they would usually give me something along of the lines of "OK, no problem, but come back if you change your mind!" It gave the religion a rather positive face to me, especially when compared with other ones that were considerably nastier when I told them I didn't want to hear anything from them.

Amen to that. I'll take Mormons over Born-Agains any day.

Ah...the Mormons...they hung the Mr. Smith over here in KC...well Independence really...Why? because they thought he was a heretic. Then they moved to SLC...yet still believe Jesus will return to them in the quaint little church Smith did the translations in...After he ordered the books by pulling it out of a hat. (No I'm not bullshitting any of this.)

doubleday's publishing it, not the mormons.

[Edited on Nov 16, 2004 3:37PM]