tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post7228586603157255518..comments2023-08-13T05:40:53.959-06:00Comments on The Mormon Left: Glenn Beck v. The Mormon Ethic of CivilityJacob S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16519032754947817876noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-18000003493070545962011-11-11T21:43:53.506-07:002011-11-11T21:43:53.506-07:00It appears your Michael Moore quote is missing som...It appears your Michael Moore quote is missing some information. The full quote gives a slightly different impression of Glenn: "Would you kill someone for that?...I'm thinking about killing Michael Moore...I could kill him myself, or if I would need to hire somebody to do it,... No, I think I could. I think he could be looking me in the eye, you know, and I could just be choking the life out. Is this wrong? I stopped wearing my What Would Jesus — band — Do, and I've lost all sense of right and wrong now. I used to be able to say, 'Yeah, I'd kill Michael Moore,' and then I'd see the little band: What Would Jesus Do? And then I'd realize, 'Oh, you wouldn't kill Michael Moore. Or at least you wouldn't choke him to death.' And you know, well, I'm not sure."Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16125842717686155160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-20462709793866122082010-08-26T19:48:32.360-06:002010-08-26T19:48:32.360-06:00Those are direct quotes, how could I have twisted ...Those are direct quotes, how could I have twisted them? Are you suggesting that I misquoted him? If so please point it out and I'd be happy to correct any mistakes.<br /><br />And I'm sorry, but there isn't enough context in the world to make those quotes, or dozens of others like them that I didn't include, more palatable or civil or okay in any way. And don't tell me he was merely joking, because jokes are often more biting and uncivil than anything else. But if you have some context for any of those quotes that takes them from the uncivil to civil, please share and I'll make any corrections necessary.<br /><br />Finally, as for righteous anger, I'm not sure calling someone a prostitute, or a bitch, or a racist, or equating any peaceful political philosophy with which you disagree with Nazism, can be labeled righteous anger. It is sensationalism and uncivil and everything the Mormon Ethic of Civility is counseling against.<br /><br />But by all means let's have a discussion about it. I would love, honestly, to hear someone put forth a nice cogent argument for Glenn Beck not violating the MEC.Jacob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16519032754947817876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-66113948305396729822010-08-26T17:50:03.523-06:002010-08-26T17:50:03.523-06:00There is no context to the statements. There does...There is no context to the statements. There doesn't need to be as the context doesn't matter. The post is about civility. You can have a righteous anger and still be civil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-55692885195415347012010-08-26T17:10:55.340-06:002010-08-26T17:10:55.340-06:00you have taken all things out of context,and twist...you have taken all things out of context,and twisted them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-22675925156649682542010-08-10T15:01:19.638-06:002010-08-10T15:01:19.638-06:00Wow...and the sad thing is, in a recent testimony ...Wow...and the sad thing is, in a recent testimony meeting, I heard a lady in my ward get up and say how much she liked Glenn Beck because she learned a lot of history from him. Oh save us!!!! I was in the foyer, but I couldn't stop myself from making an awful face when I heard that.Laurel Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651690736938066392noreply@blogger.com