{"id":598,"date":"2006-03-29T22:19:59","date_gmt":"2006-03-30T05:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/29\/big-love\/"},"modified":"2006-03-29T22:19:59","modified_gmt":"2006-03-30T05:19:59","slug":"big-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2006\/03\/29\/big-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An email is circulating among LDS circles regarding the HBO series, <cite>Big Love<\/cite>. The email is typical social action stuff (i.e. write to the station, complain about the show, take a stand, yadda, yadda, yadda).<\/p>\n<p>A couple of points are made in the letter I thought I would briefly comment on here:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Parodies of beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints occur- belief in priesthood by a man blessing his hunting rifle, belief in personal revelation from the Holy Ghost by dramatic visions that the polygamous leader discusses casually with a friend. Talk of &#8220;celestial kingdom&#8221;, &#8220;free agency&#8221;, and the &#8220;Choose the Right&#8221; slogan are included. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other than perhaps the &#8220;Choose The Right&#8221; slogan ( I am not familiar with the context with which its usage appeared on the show), none of the above is specific to only the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Big Love. . . demeans and distorts sacred beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. By setting the show in Salt Lake City, it blurs the line between the Church and the long renounced practice of polygamy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Right. Because no other Mormon denominations or followers exist in Salt Lake City. Even so, I wish the originator of this email would explain exactly how it is demeaning and distorting. Is it because they are sexualising polygamy (implied by the earlier statement that it is a &#8220;sexually driven show&#8221;)? 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