Comments on: History’s Newsroom: The Sensational Coverage of October Conference, 1854

By: The Other Clark

The Other Clark — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:08:08 +0000

The author’s “scarcely a gathering” comment is ironic, since the public announcement of the practice was made barely two years earlier.

Also, the time lag (October conference reported in a late December paper) seems so quaint. Five minutes after the debate last night, the media was already filing stories about who won.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:05:37 +0000

HokieKate, I think Elder Hyde was speculating on the fly — whatever people think of Correlation, it reduces this kind of thing. Also, some of the Mormons-are-cultists rhetoric I’ve read over the last year can be traced back to this specific talk: “Mormons believe you have to have three wives to be saved.” The fact that you haven’t heard this speaks well for how far behind the speculations have been put, and how hard people have to scrape for non-doctrinal “doctrines” to mock.

You’re welcome, Mark!

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:19:21 +0000

I skimmed through part of Elder Hyde’s sermon. I think I’ll take the abbreviated version, thank you!

By: HokieKate

HokieKate — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:28:50 +0000

Hmm. I haven’t heard claims of a polygamous Jesus before.

I think “you’re sleeping around anyway, so why can’t I have multiple wives?” is an excellent argument.