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In reply to the discussion: Mormon church leaders no longer want to be called 'Mormon' [View all]Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)53. He wants the name of the book for now to stay the same...until they update that
to the 'book of nelsons'.
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Mormon church leaders no longer want to be called 'Mormon' [View all]
left-of-center2012
Aug 2018
OP
Can we still call them 'moralistic whackos who believe in the magical properties of underwear'?
Aristus
Aug 2018
#1
Perhaps all of that fetishist Mormon porn on the internet is damaging their name.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2018
#12
if you paid 10% of your gross income for that underwear you'd believe in it too!
Corvo Bianco
Aug 2018
#19
He wants the name of the book for now to stay the same...until they update that
Crutchez_CuiBono
Aug 2018
#53
Rebranding a religion is a new idea. Maybe they could design a new Nike like Swoosh for a logo?
TeamPooka
Aug 2018
#15
Still not clear. Do they consider themselves Christians? If not, what else are we gonna call them?
brush
Aug 2018
#32
Thanks for the info. So the word Mormon is a creation of Joseph Smith? If so it seems strange...
brush
Aug 2018
#36
Quite a few years ago a friend (who is younger) told me they moved to a new town.
TNNurse
Aug 2018
#23
If any religion should re-brand it would be Catholic, and I'm Catholic. A sad one to say..n/t
monmouth4
Aug 2018
#24
I Think That's Where the Term "MORON" Cometh Frometh. They Could Adopt That!
DoctorJoJo
Aug 2018
#30