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Posted: 28 May 2009 12:58 AM   [ Ignore ]   

   
 
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Anyone hear the Donny Osmond interview on Howard Stern today?   It was a repeat from ten years ago or more.  I have to give it to Donny he had balls for doing the interview.  He admitted to masturbating, lusting after other women, doing everything but sinking the battleship before marriage, seeing Marie naked, looking at Playboy, and having to constantly pray for help to not cheat on his wife.
It was a great interview.  I thought he was a douche bag when he came to the MTC to talk to us about how great the Osmonds were.  But after hearing this interview I have a little more respect for his honesty.


   


Posted: 28 May 2009 05:22 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]   

   
 
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Is it available online somewhere? I'd love to give it a listen. 

   


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I couldn't find it. It was great. I just read your band aid post. I tried to type something but our situation is so similiar that I just don't have an answer either. Good luck. 

   


            
 
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Posted: 21 May 2009 01:10 AM   [ Ignore ]   

   
 
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"So what if my daughter is a Lesbian....I love her.  Why does society have to separate.....???
 
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Look out church....Marie will defend her daughter...the line in the sand is drawn.
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Posted: 21 May 2009 03:43 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]   

   
 
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Kudos to her. As she said, Christ loved everyone ... why can't we just do that?
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Posted: 21 May 2009 03:54 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]   

   
 
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 Yahoo Marie!!!
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Marie has proved she follows her heart, not some bigoted religion.
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Posted: 21 May 2009 04:53 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]   

   
 
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TruthR:
 Yahoo Marie!!!
 
TruthR, did you know that Marie Osmond was once heavy-set like Oprah?
 

(Oh boy, why did I even open my mouth...here comes another beating!)
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Posted: 21 May 2009 05:14 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]   

   
 
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jackfitzzzzz:
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 Yahoo Marie!!!
 
TruthR, did you know that Marie Osmond was once heavy-set like Oprah?
 

(Oh boy, why did I even open my mouth...here comes another beating!)
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You are a gluten for punishment Mr. Jack.
 
And yes, if you watch the video provided on this thread, Marie says she has lost 50 pounds.
 
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Posted: 21 May 2009 08:05 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]   

   
 
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Bravo to her!  It warms the heart to hear parents sticking up for their homosexual/genderqueer/transgender children, especially when they're part of a religious organization.
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Posted: 21 May 2009 11:46 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]   

   
 
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That's awesome! Maybe my mom will see this and remember that she once felt the same way about me.
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Posted: 21 May 2009 12:52 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]   

   
 
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That's awesome! Maybe my mom will see this and remember that she once felt the same way about me.
Oh JustThinkin , That completely and totally sucks.  I hope one day she will see the light.  You know, Marie does like to adopt.....you're never too old to be adopted......it's worth a try.    
 
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Posted: 21 May 2009 12:57 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]   

   
 
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I lived in Marie's ward for a few years and she was my visiting teacher for a while.  I am SO proud of her.  I have been so pleased with the way she has handled herself.  So many mormon women have admiration and respect for Marie, I hope this might make at least some of them stop and think about their own views on the subject. 

   


Posted: 21 May 2009 03:36 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]   

   
 
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I have always liked Marie Osmond.  I think she's classy, funny as hell and tough as nails.   I hope other LDS mothers of gay children follow her example!
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Posted: 21 May 2009 03:53 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]   

   
 
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Another famous person's mother is Ellen DeGeneres' mother...who has always loved her daughter unconditionally. She isn't Morg, but has set the example for all parents of gay children....a great person.
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Posted: 21 May 2009 04:07 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 12 ]   

   
 
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That's awesome! Maybe my mom will see this and remember that she once felt the same way about me.
Oh JustThinkin , That completely and totally sucks.  I hope one day she will see the light.  You know, Marie does like to adopt.....you're never too old to be adopted......it's worth a try.    
 
 
 I suspect Marie has a lot more money to pass on than my parents do. Wait, though --- too many children have to split it. Besides, she's my age -- that'd just be weird. Now if she'd like to become my sugar mama. . .  nah - not my type.  
 
As for Mom -- I suspect she's displaying some incipient mental aging issues and that what I'm seeing now are real feelings that she's been considerately hiding. She gets props for years of good intentions and forgiveness for age getting the better of her.
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I have always liked Marie Osmond.  I think she's classy, funny as hell and tough as nails.   I hope other LDS mothers of gay children follow her example!
 
I like Marie Osmond too and it is admirable that she is supporting her gay daughter.  But as I mentioned in another thread several months ago, there is still the $64 Million Dollar Question:
 

Would Marie Osmond be as dogmatic and outspoken and supportive of gay rights if she did not have any children who were gay?
 

Perhaps I am being cynical, but I think the answer is no.  Why mix it up with the Church if you don't have to.  She has a vested interest in doing so now, because of her daughter.  It is difficult for the Church to criticize her for supporting her child. 
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Except she's in the "biz" and is surrounded by gay people, and knows how kind and wonderful they are....probably more so than the "lay" membership of the church. So the answer could also be "yes"....
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Except she's in the "biz" and is surrounded by gay people, and knows how kind and wonderful they are....probably more so than the "lay" membership of the church. So the answer could also be "yes"....
 
The answer could definitely be "yes."  However, she has been in show business for over 40 years and up until now has been silent on gay rights.  Everyone knows who the Hollywood celebrities are who champion gay rights and Marie Osmond has not been one of them.  Until now.
 

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Posted: 21 May 2009 06:16 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 16 ]   

   
 
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She could have also "banned" her daughter from the home and been a "stiff-necked" mormon....she didn't. Wonder how many non-mormon show-biz folks stand up for gay rights?
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I have always liked Marie Osmond.  I think she's classy, funny as hell and tough as nails.   I hope other LDS mothers of gay children follow her example!
 
I like Marie Osmond too and it is admirable that she is supporting her gay daughter.  But as I mentioned in another thread several months ago, there is still the $64 Million Dollar Question:
 

Would Marie Osmond be as dogmatic and outspoken and supportive of gay rights if she did not have any children who were gay?
 

Perhaps I am being cynical, but I think the answer is no.  Why mix it up with the Church if you don't have to.  She has a vested interest in doing so now, because of her daughter.  It is difficult for the Church to criticize her for supporting her child. 
 
I think it is a little unfair to blame her for not speaking out for gay rights until she has a vested interest.  I think this is something that happens to us all on a variety of subjects.  Until we have walked in anothers' shoes and seen the other side of the issue, we often keep our opinions to ourselves.
 
For example - until I became an ExMo....it never occurred to me what an ExMo endured, especially an ExMo living in the land of Zion where LDS, Inc. influenced laws for all to live under.   I was not able to see the other side.  No doubt this has given Marie a chance to see the other side firsthand, and that always provides a new perspective. 
 
It is a heartbreaking reality that many LDS parents reject their gay children, and their rejection is supported by the church and it's members.  I applaud Marie Osmond for publicly supporting her gay daughter instead doing what so many others have done and rejected her completely. 
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Posted: 21 May 2009 07:07 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 18 ]   

   
 
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I think it is a little unfair to blame her for not speaking out for gay rights until she has a vested interest.
There are many people who are never "put-to-the-test" on how they feel about gay rights, until they have children who are, have friends who are, have husbands/wives who are...(Carol Lynn Pearson comes to mind.) It's how they react and accept/reject that's truly important. Most people don't sit around and discuss sexuality all day....contrary to rumor.
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I think it is a little unfair to blame her for not speaking out for gay rights until she has a vested interest.
 
 
There are many people who are never "put-to-the-test" on how they feel about gay rights, until they have children who are, have friends who are, have husbands/wives who are...(Carol Lynn Pearson comes to mind.) It's how they react and accept/reject that's truly important. Most people don't sit around and discuss sexuality all day....contrary to rumor.
 Why not?
 
Actually I agree with you.  Marie didn't publicly stand up for gay rights until recently but I don't fault her for that.   I admire people that don't need a vested interest to stand up for another person's human rights but that is actually quite rare.  
 
There are dozens of important causes in the world that I am doing next to nothing about partly because I don't have a personal connection.  For example, I think what is happening in Darfur is horrible but I haven't done much about it.  If I knew someone affected personally, I might become more motivated.  Most people need a vested interest to act.
 
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Most people need a vested interest to act.
 
 
Thinking of all the actors/rich-and-famous who suddenly are working for "Autism Research" because they have children with the syndrome.
 
Even Jesus reacted to the human conditions he observed...the woman had to "touch" him before she was healed.
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I have always liked Marie Osmond.  I think she's classy, funny as hell and tough as nails.   I hope other LDS mothers of gay children follow her example!
 
I like Marie Osmond too and it is admirable that she is supporting her gay daughter.  But as I mentioned in another thread several months ago, there is still the $64 Million Dollar Question:
 

Would Marie Osmond be as dogmatic and outspoken and supportive of gay rights if she did not have any children who were gay?
 

Perhaps I am being cynical, but I think the answer is no.  Why mix it up with the Church if you don't have to.  She has a vested interest in doing so now, because of her daughter.  It is difficult for the Church to criticize her for supporting her child. 
 
I think it is a little unfair to blame her for not speaking out for gay rights until she has a vested interest.  I think this is something that happens to us all on a variety of subjects.  Until we have walked in anothers' shoes and seen the other side of the issue, we often keep our opinions to ourselves.
 
 
I'm not "blaming" Marie Osmond for anything.  I'm simply pointing out that, with over 40 years in show business and having been exposed to more gay people than the average Mormon, Marie Osmond has not been a gay rights advocate.  If you disagree with that then simply respond and say, "I think you're wrong Jack, Marie Osmond has been a gay rights advocate for years and the fact that her daughter is gay has nothing to do with her support of gay rights...Marie has always strongly and vocally supported gay rights."
 

ORANGE ABOVE:  Is it your opinion that Marie has always held strong opinions for gay rights but choose to keep her opinions to herself until it hit home when her own daughter came out?  I trying to think what might have influenced Marie not to speak out for gay rights even though she may have held strong gay rights beliefs?
 

Could Marie simply have kept quiet knowing that her Church considers gay people to be sick demonic sinners (that can be "cured").  What does that say about her.
 

My opinion is that the only reason that Marie is vocal now is because of her daughter.  She had 40 years to speak out for the gay cause and not a word came out of her mouth.  Now she's all onboard with "they are people just like the rest of us."  
 
Again, I still think she should be commended for supporting her daughter.  Many parents, both inside the Church and out, would not and have not done the same. 


 
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I'm not "blaming" Marie Osmond for anything.  I'm simply pointing out that, with over 40 years in show business and having been exposed to more gay people than the average Mormon, Marie Osmond has not been a gay rights advocate.  If you disagree with that then simply respond and say, "I think you're wrong Jack, Marie Osmond has been a gay rights advocate for years and the fact that her daughter is gay has nothing to do with her support of gay rights...Marie has always strongly and vocally supported gay rights."
 

ORANGE ABOVE:  Is it your opinion that Marie has always held strong opinions for gay rights but choose to keep her opinions to herself until it hit home when her own daughter came out?  I trying to think what might have influenced Marie not to speak out for gay rights even though she may have held strong gay rights beliefs?
 

Could Marie simply have kept quiet knowing that her Church considers gay people to be sick demonic sinners (that can be "cured").  What does that say about her.
 

My opinion is that the only reason that Marie is vocal now is because of her daughter.  She had 40 years to speak out for the gay cause and not a word came out of her mouth.  Now she's all onboard with "they are people just like the rest of us."  
 
Again, I still think she should be commended for supporting her daughter.  Many parents, both inside the Church and out, would not and have not done the same. 


 
 
Jack.....I think you missed my point.  For many of us imperfect humans, until we have a vested interest in a social issue, we usually don't have an opinion that we express publicly if it is in contradiction to our religious beliefs.  Even harder to do if you are in the public eye and everyone knows your religious affiliation.  I share your opinion that the only reason she is speaking out now is because her daughter is gay....I'm just not holding it against her that she didn't feel so inclined to become a gay rights activist before now.  I'm assuming she has privately supported her daughter for years.  I am also assuming the reason why she chose now to speak publicly about gay rights is because the tabloids are involved and she probably didn't want them making up stories about her NOT supporting her daughter.
 
Maybe 30 years ago she believed homosexuality was a sin (given her religious upbringing it's possible) and maybe now she realizes sexual orientation shouldn't be a reason to limit civil rights.  As we go through life, we learn, we grow, and guess what...sometimes we change our opinions.  This very well could be the case for her. 
 
Why turn the good thing she has done - supporting her gay daughter publicly DESPITE her religious upbringing - into a negative?  What purpose does that serve?
 
 
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activists in the GLBTQ community have a startegy regarding coming out -and that strategy states that more people will support GLBTQ causes when they actually know someone who is gay. When you find out someone you know is gay is not the horrible demon once portrayed by the religious right your attitude often is more open. we are seeing that more and more. Marie is another example of that. She will also be an example t many LDS parents though i'm sure many LDS parents are passing hideous judgement on her.
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Maybe the question should be directed to Marie's parents, did they advocate for gay rights?? What did they teach her about being "accepting" of everyone?? (Don't think they would have survived long in the business if they'd been raising hugely bigoted children.)
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Maybe the question should be directed to Marie's parents, did they advocate for gay rights?? What did they teach her about being "accepting" of everyone?? (Don't think they would have survived long in the business if they'd been raising hugely bigoted children.)
 
Do you think her parents were a little bit country or a little bit rock-and-roll?
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Now that is the question!!!
 
Actually, they first were "barber-shop" (Andy Williams Show) then morphed.
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activists in the GLBTQ community have a startegy regarding coming out -and that strategy states that more people will support GLBTQ causes when they actually know someone who is gay. When you find out someone you know is gay is not the horrible demon once portrayed by the religious right your attitude often is more open. we are seeing that more and more. Marie is another example of that. She will also be an example t many LDS parents though i'm sure many LDS parents are passing hideous judgement on her.
I've seen this first hand. 
An acquaintance of mine, who is somewhat religious (not mormon), told me he felt conflicted over Prop.8.  But he voted against it because he knows and likes me and my partner.  He told me his vote was for us.  He did it in spite of what his church said.  I thought that was one of the most generous gifts I'd ever been given. 
 
My hat's off to Marie.  She loves her daughter more than her dogma. 
 
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We can't support everything and everyone isn't political. We all have causes we support. Due to the constraints of time and money, we can't support everything we'd like. I haven't been active in support of gay marriage although I do believe in it. I do support other causes that are closer to my heart. That doesn't make me anti gay or a bigot anymore than you not supporting the causes I believe in makes you anti whatever.
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activists in the GLBTQ community have a startegy regarding coming out -and that strategy states that more people will support GLBTQ causes when they actually know someone who is gay. When you find out someone you know is gay is not the horrible demon once portrayed by the religious right your attitude often is more open. we are seeing that more and more. Marie is another example of that. She will also be an example t many LDS parents though i'm sure many LDS parents are passing hideous judgement on her.
 
 That's been my experience with some of the people around here.  Some like to just ignore it and make no comment, others agree with her, and still others scorn her for it.  I think it just makes what she's doing all the more admirable.
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When I saw her on ET the other night I was a little mixed.
I've always been a Marie fan.  (Donnie not so much as he lacks any real depth of character when he sings... like a sweet  loveable smiley happy  clone)
 
I thought it was great to see her  support her daughter. 
She said she was Christian and Jesus would love, etc
 
Then my husband and I wondered how she could justify the above with her own Mormon religions doctrines on a  strong stand against gay relationships.   
How does her mind claim she's Christian and grasp an idea of Christs actions and yet come to terms with the very true fact that Mormonism doesn't embrace homosexuality in the same way she just stated.    
 
Maybe this is an opening for her to recognize the differences?
Maybe not.
Time will tell how strong the mormon program is and if it does battle with her definitions of Christ which on this point are very different in detail and application to life within mormonism.
 
I'm rooting for Marie to see the differences and represent strongly on the differences.
 
...it might happen....   
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...Then my husband and I wondered how she could justify the above with her own Mormon religions doctrines on a strong stand against gay relationships.  How does her mind claim she's Christian and grasp an idea of Christs actions and yet come to terms with the very true fact that Mormonism doesn't embrace homosexuality in the same way she just stated.   
...although I'm not holding my breath.
 
 
Simple, in a very mentally unhealthy way.  You know the ropes, once you become sort of familiar with some of the minor inconsistencies and then the greater lies, involving the continuously deceptive practices encountered on a nearly daily basis.  By using nearly celebrity super human powers to insulate the dodging reality from the rest of your personal, not only disastrously upsetting, but potentially lethal world of coming crisis, it soon seems simple and easy.
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as i've stated before -hurray for Marie and my energy and love go to her for taking this stand.
 
 
I am wondering about the daughter. Is she/was she a mormon? if so, what will the church do to her? what effect will all that have?
 
 
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as i've stated before -hurray for Marie and my energy and love go to her for taking this stand.
 
 
I am wondering about the daughter. Is she/was she a mormon? if so, what will the church do to her? what effect will all that have?
 
 
any thoughts anyone?
If this is reliable (add salt), then I don't think she's that active. 
 
"Marie always envisioned Jessica being active in the Mormon church, going on a mission somewhere, marrying a great guy and giving her lost of grandchildren, but it's doubtful that's ever going to happen. Jessica and her partner consider themselves married, even though the haven't had an official ceremony. They've been together for about three years now and seem to be pretty happy," said a family insider.
When Jessica was 21, she and her then 16-year-old sister Rachel posted sexual explicit statements on their Myspace pages. Jessica posted that she was bi-sexual and wants to have sex "as many times as possible"; Rachel described herself as a "slut" and a "whore" who fantasized about David Bowie. (Rachel has since curtailed her slutty ways.)
"Marie just doesn't understand Jessica's lifestyle and it upsets her. She tries not to be too critical and often has to bite her tongue when they're together. Still, they've gotten into a lot of heated arguments," the insider said.
 
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Who knows...Marie could be "tweetering" here....(Waves to Marie.) Seriously...don't think Marie is going to be downing the church or it's policies any time soon...too many "religious" brothers, and honoring her father/mother and their thick mormon family. (Remember...she's had two divorces...not exactly the "prime" of LDS thinking at best....(woman are supposed to just sit and take it.)
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...Then my husband and I wondered how she could justify the above with her own Mormon religions doctrines on a strong stand against gay relationships.  How does her mind claim she's Christian and grasp an idea of Christs actions and yet come to terms with the very true fact that Mormonism doesn't embrace homosexuality in the same way she just stated.   
...although I'm not holding my breath.
 
 
Simple, in a very mentally unhealthy way.  You know the ropes, once you become sort of familiar with some of the minor inconsistencies and then the greater lies, involving the continuously deceptive practices encountered on a nearly daily basis.  By using nearly celebrity super human powers to insulate the dodging reality from the rest of your personal, not only disastrously upsetting, but potentially lethal world of coming crisis, it soon seems simple and easy.
 
 How did I forget.   How could I?
 
I don't think I forgot so much as I occasionally am aware of putting quite a barrier between my new self and old self that sometimes it's difficult for me to cross back over to figure it out.  Sometimes I identify easily.  This time apparently I didn't.
 But you're right,  and I did the same thing  in my own life with a lot of ease and conviction.   I didn't look for it to make any sense if it was going to cast the church in a bad light.  I always looked for ways to bend everything back to justify Mormonism in any way I could.   
 
And of course the corporation isn't likely to slap the O's  down when Marie  is a big  tithe payer and the O's are celeb  missionary member image boosters on E.T. every other week.     ((as much as I;ve always enjoyed Marie I can't for the life of me fiure out why on earth they showcase the Osmonds so much.   Their a 70's has been group who are E, no F  listers at best and unless the corp or buena vista entertainment own E.Tonight and allow the O's to get mo  coverage it's all beyond me.    That's not the point of this thread but I've always been curious about it.
 
Anyway,  I wish them all the best b/c I know how hard it was when I had to rearrange my mind to understand love in a very different way than I'd ever been taught in mormonism.    It's not easy and good luck to them all. 
 
 
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When I was in high school there was a rumor going around that Bill Cosby was LDS.  Of course this was untrue, but it made everyone thrilled because it was the eighties and he was king of TV. 
I also remember my mom telling me when I came home for a visit (in the nineties) that Jerry Seinfeld was a mormon.  I didn't think she even knew who he was.  I laughed and asked her where she had heard that because of course, he's not a mormon and I was quite sure he was Jewish.  Her source was my aunt, who I would of thought wouldn't buy into those kind of rumors, but she got an email from someone in the church announcing it, therefore it was true.  It always seems to be whoever is popular at the moment.  
 
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When I was in high school there was a rumor going around that Bill Cosby was LDS.  Of course this was untrue, but it made everyone thrilled because it was the eighties and he was king of TV. 
I also remember my mom telling me when I came home for a visit (in the nineties) that Jerry Seinfeld was a mormon.  I didn't think she even knew who he was.  I laughed and asked her where she had heard that because of course, he's not a mormon and I was quite sure he was Jewish.  Her source was my aunt, who I would of thought wouldn't buy into those kind of rumors, but she got an email from someone in the church announcing it, therefore it was true.  It always seems to be whoever is popular at the moment.  
 
Did anyone else hear these growing up? 

 
 I heard steve martin was a mormon. Turns out there is a steve martin in my ward now. Not the same one, obviously.
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Oh gosh! How many rumors can we count?
David Hasslehoff
Stewart Peterson (see what happens when you portray young JS?)
Johnny Whitaker (he actually IS LDS - went to Portugal on his mission) 
Lief Garrett
Mark Hamil
Grant Goodeve
Willie Ames
Adam Rich
    The last 4 were part of 8 is enough... of course many will know Mark from Star Wars
 
 
I'm sure I could list hundreds.... don't know how many were really LDS other than Johnny - I actually got to meet him just after he married... I had it confirmed, YES, he IS LDS. Don't know if he's still active...

Anywho... I think all religions tend to claim membership by famous people. It somehow makes the religion more appealing to investigators.
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Any thing lovely, virtuous, or whatever, has to be Mormon. It couldn't be anything else. SO these sorry saps attach anything good in the world to Mormonism.
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I heard that Glenn Beck was a mormon. You know the guy that said "Believe in something. Even if it’s wrong. Believe in something." 
If you google "glenn beck is an idiot" you get over 150,000 sites, plus google gives you "glenn beck moron" as related topics.  
 
Oh wait Glenn Beck is a mormon.  Good luck with that mormons.  
 
Obviously this shows my political bias, but I can't help but take extra enjoyment everytime Jon Stewart & Steven Colbert hit the easy target that he is.
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i am stealing this from someone else who mentioned it in another thread, so forgive me if i forget WHO it was, but i think they deserve the credit:
 
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  i'm laughing because when mormons say "famous" i think: on which end?  famous or infamous??  both were "famous" and both were "mormons"
 
the same person also said that just because people are famous, it makes the mormons think:  it HAS to be right!! 
it gives their pathetic religion some sort of credibility.
 
but, when you look at others who were mormons, they shun and run!
 
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I heard that Glenn Beck was a mormon. You know the guy that said "Believe in something. Even if it’s wrong. Believe in something." 
If you google "glenn beck is an idiot" you get over 150,000 sites, plus google gives you "glenn beck moron" as related topics.  
 
Oh wait Glenn Beck is a mormon.  Good luck with that mormons.  
 
Obviously this shows my political bias, but I can't help but take extra enjoyment everytime Jon Stewart & Steven Colbert hit the easy target that he is.
 
You are amusing. 
 
Around these parts people used to spectulate about whether Robert Redford's wife was a Mormon. (They are now divorced.) She might have been -- she was a local girl with the right name.
 
But it brings you back to the question, what is this all about? Why should people care whether Mrs. Robert Redford is a Mormon?
 
I don't know if it is because there are not a lot of prominent Mormon role models around (outside of LDS culture, in the mainstream culture), so people need to invent some. Or, as someone pointed out, anything praiseworthy must be Mormon. During the '80's Bill Cosby became the image of family, so he must be a Mormon as they own the copyright on family.
 
And to be fair, I've heard this goes on the Irish community, including claims the Shakespeare was really Irish. (I guess this is to add absurdity into the the dispute about whether Shakespeare wrote his own plays, turning the question from debatable -- not hugely interesting, but debatable -- into impossible.)
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 Alice Cooper is the one I always heard about.
 
So is this true? I don't know about Alice, but there was one rocker who converted. Someone made a movie about him.  .  . Trying to remember details, but my brain (which is not myself) is gone. Good thing I am more than my brain!
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 Alice Cooper is the one I always heard about.
 
So is this true? I don't know about Alice, but there was one rocker who converted. Someone made a movie about him.  .  . Trying to remember details, but my brain (which is not myself) is gone. Good thing I am more than my brain!
 
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 Alice Cooper is the one I always heard about.
 
So is this true? I don't know about Alice, but there was one rocker who converted. Someone made a movie about him.  .  . Trying to remember details, but my brain (which is not myself) is gone. Good thing I am more than my brain!
 
 Alice isn't mormon but he has mormon ties.  His dad or his grandfather was an apostle of the The Bickertonites, which is an offshoot of the LDS church from the beginning.   His dad's name, "Ether Moroni Furnier."  Doesn't sound very mormon at all, does it.


   


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 Alice Cooper is the one I always heard about.
 
So is this true? I don't know about Alice, but there was one rocker who converted. Someone made a movie about him.  .  . Trying to remember details, but my brain (which is not myself) is gone. Good thing I am more than my brain!
 
 So far as I know it is true. His real name was Vincent Furnier (sp?) and I think his grandfather was an apostle. 
 
What I liked about this story was the way his former-Mormon status was used to emphasize just how evil he was. He was a rock star (ooooh!) who decapitated chickens (not true but, ooooooooh!!) and had rejected the true, restored gospel (AUGH!!!!). Don't listen to Alice Cooper kids! Not only does he worship Satan, he KNOWS BETTER.
 
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 Alice Cooper is the one I always heard about.
 
So is this true? I don't know about Alice, but there was one rocker who converted. Someone made a movie about him.  .  . Trying to remember details, but my brain (which is not myself) is gone. Good thing I am more than my brain!
 
From Wikipedia
 
Alice Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Ella Mae (née McCart) and Ether Moroni Furnier. While in Detroit, Furnier attended Nankin Mills Middle School, which is now Lutheran High School Westland. His grandfather, Thurman Sylvester Furnier, was an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ based in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Vincent Furnier's father was an Elder in The Church of Jesus Christ. Furnier has some distant French Huguenot ancestry; the remainder of his ancestry is English and Scottish.[8]
 
 
 

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 Alice Cooper is the one I always heard about.
 
So is this true? I don't know about Alice, but there was one rocker who converted. Someone made a movie about him.  .  . Trying to remember details, but my brain (which is not myself) is gone. Good thing I am more than my brain!
 
 So far as I know it is true. His real name was Vincent Furnier (sp?) and I think his grandfather was an apostle. 
 
What I liked about this story was the way his former-Mormon status was used to emphasize just how evil he was. He was a rock star (ooooh!) who decapitated chickens (not true but, ooooooooh!!) and had rejected the true, restored gospel (AUGH!!!!). Don't listen to Alice Cooper kids! Not only does he worship Satan, he KNOWS BETTER.
 
Edit: Tibber obviously has a better memory than I!
 
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 Alice Cooper is the one I always heard about.
 
So is this true? I don't know about Alice, but there was one rocker who converted. Someone made a movie about him.  .  . Trying to remember details, but my brain (which is not myself) is gone. Good thing I am more than my brain!
 
 Alice isn't mormon but he has mormon ties.  His dad or his grandfather was an apostle of the The Bickertonites, which is an offshoot of the LDS church from the beginning.   His dad's name, "Ether Moroni Furnier."  Doesn't sound very mormon at all, does it.
 
Oh, poor child! No wonder he didn't turn out well!
 
Ooops! I suppose that implies a judgement about not only Alice Cooper, but an entire brand of music. Excuse e'moi! Didn't mean to step on any toes.
 
 
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The movie I was thinking of, however, was New York Doll and the rocker who converted was Authur "Killer" Kane.
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 It always bothered me that Skeletor's voice didn't seem to match his body type.  I also had a major thing for Evilynn (sp).  Something about her drove me wild; maybe she's the reason I fell in love with and married an asian woman; I'm sure the He-man creators did the typical "dragon lady" stereotype with her.  Man at arms was one of my favorites too.
 
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He-man.  He was my idol.  He didn't need garments to keep him safe.  
 
 I HAVE THE POWER !!!!!!!!!
 
 It always bothered me that Skeletor's voice didn't seem to match his body type.  I also had a major thing for Evilynn (sp).  Something about her drove me wild; maybe she's the reason I fell in love with and married an asian woman; I'm sure the He-man creators did the typical "dragon lady" stereotype with her.  Man at arms was one of my favorites too.
 
BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL! 
 
Personally I was always a Cheetara fan... nice glutes...
 
Uh... and I heard she had earned her Young Woman's medal thingy...
 
 
Go here for Rebecca Romjin as Cheetara: http://optical-intrusion.deviantart.com/art/Cheetara-50624310?q=cheetara&qh=boost:popular+age_sigma:24h+age_scale:5
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True fact (look it up):  Aaron Eckhart is LDS.  He's probably best known as the main character in "Thank You For Smoking", and Harvey Dent in "The Dark Knight".  He has appeared in several graphic R-rated movies, so I don't think he takes that part of mormonism seriously.
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Eckhart
 
From the sound of it, he's not really active any more, but back in the day he graduated from BYU.
 
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I have heard that Larry King's 18th and current wife is LDS.  Maybe she helped Larry land the interview with Gordon B. Hinckley...
 

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True fact (look it up):  Aaron Eckhart is LDS.  He's probably best known as the main character in "Thank You For Smoking", and Harvey Dent in "The Dark Knight".  He has appeared in several graphic R-rated movies, so I don't think he takes that part of mormonism seriously.
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Eckhart
 
From the sound of it, he's not really active any more, but back in the day he graduated from BYU.
 
Eckhart
 
 I love Aaron Eckhart! (I think he's dreamy...don't tell my hubby...)
 
I heard the same thing about Steve Martin, but since he's currently butchering Pink Panther I don't think that will be a rumor anymore. I honestly don't keep up enough to have heard any other rumors.
 
totally off topic, but I'm having an interesting brain-fart at the moment while listening to Ministry and staring at the little hand-clapping icon  ...he's clapping in time with the music...it's freaking me out! I think I need to lie down.
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i am stealing this from someone else who mentioned it in another thread, so forgive me if i forget WHO it was, but i think they deserve the credit:
 
ted bundy
gary gillmore
 
  i'm laughing because when mormons say "famous" i think: on which end?  famous or infamous??  both were "famous" and both were "mormons"
 
the same person also said that just because people are famous, it makes the mormons think:  it HAS to be right!! 
it gives their pathetic religion some sort of credibility.
 
but, when you look at others who were mormons, they shun and run!
 
poodledoodledude
 
Nice little twist, poodle.
 
My contribution:
 
Butch Cassidy.
 
Too bad Paul Newman made him look like such a romantic and engaging fellow.
 
In actuality, he and his Hole-in-the-Wall Gang were responsible for numerous killings during their robbery spree.
 
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And was Butch Cassidy Mormon? This celebrity gossip is getting interesting!
 
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And was Butch Cassidy Mormon? This celebrity gossip is getting interesting!
 
Popcorn and wine, anyone?
 
I heard somewhere that Butch Cassidy's parents were Mormons.
 
 
 
Don't forget about Mark Hacking.  Wasn't he a returned missionary.  I guess he isn't so much a celebrity as a murderer.


   


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The blond brother and sister  who are dancers on "Dancing with the Stars".  It is such a small world I bet there are people who post here that know them.
 
 
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I have had some fun poking around the website www.famousmormons.net
 
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And was Butch Cassidy Mormon? This celebrity gossip is getting interesting!
 
Popcorn and wine, anyone?
 
I heard somewhere that Butch Cassidy's parents were Mormons.
 
 
 Butch Cassidy was born in Beaver, 10 years after his parents converted to the LDS Church and moved to Utah from England.
 
I believe he was one of 13 children. 
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And was Butch Cassidy Mormon? This celebrity gossip is getting interesting!
 
Popcorn and wine, anyone?
 
I heard somewhere that Butch Cassidy's parents were Mormons.
 
 
 Butch Cassidy was born in Beaver, 10 years after his parents converted to the LDS Church and moved to Utah from England.
 
I believe he was one of 13 children. 
Sounds pretty LDS to me.
 
 
Yet another where I can say, oh that poor child! No wonder he turned out badly!
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Who was that guy on the old TV Show WKRP in Cincinatti? Wasn't he a mormon? 

   


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Who was that guy on the old TV Show WKRP in Cincinatti? Wasn't he a mormon?
 Gordon Jump.  And yes he was.
 


   


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I kept hearing the Elvis was very interested and had at least read the Book of Mormon..???
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Oh wait - I know another! I was told the lonely Maytag repair man from some old ads was Mormon.
 
 


   


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Has anybody said anything yet about the Osmonds? 
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Has anybody said anything yet about the Osmonds? 
 
Oh yeah...them too.
 
 
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Oh wait - I know another! I was told the lonely Maytag repair man from some old ads was Mormon.
 
 
 
I think that was also Gordon Jump.....yes?
 
Do any of you remember Mr. Maytag repairman also appearing in early versions of the temple films (in the Peter, James and John sequence)?
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The blond brother and sister  who are dancers on "Dancing with the Stars".  It is such a small world I bet there are people who post here that know them.
 
 
I saw them on an entertainment show with all their beautiful ,blonde brothers and sisters talking about being a mormon family.  I think the brother's pretty creepy personally .  Julianne did a dance a couple of seasons ago with Apollo that made me blush.  It was simulated sex no question and I was glad my daughter wasn't watching.  I said to my husband, I bet if she's a virgin she'll look back at this dance in horror once she is a virgin no more.  I don't know how they justify doing some of the dances they do and feel as though they are good little mormons.  
 
 
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Posted: 28 March 2009 12:05 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 40 ]   

   
 
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When I was in high school there was a rumor going around that Bill Cosby was LDS.  Of course this was untrue, but it made everyone thrilled because it was the eighties and he was king of TV. 
I also remember my mom telling me when I came home for a visit (in the nineties) that Jerry Seinfeld was a mormon.  I didn't think she even knew who he was.  I laughed and asked her where she had heard that because of course, he's not a mormon and I was quite sure he was Jewish.  Her source was my aunt, who I would of thought wouldn't buy into those kind of rumors, but she got an email from someone in the church announcing it, therefore it was true.  It always seems to be whoever is popular at the moment.  
 
Did anyone else hear these growing up? 

 
 I heard steve martin was a mormon. Turns out there is a steve martin in my ward now. Not the same one, obviously.
 
LOL Steve Martin went to my HS, he went to my HS becaues he was expelled from the cross town school. I think they still tell storries about the things that guy did.
 
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Posted: 28 March 2009 12:10 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 41 ]   

   
 
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Let's see...
 
 Alice Cooper is the one I always heard about.
 
So is this true? I don't know about Alice, but there was one rocker who converted. Someone made a movie about him.  .  . Trying to remember details, but my brain (which is not myself) is gone. Good thing I am more than my brain!
 
 So far as I know it is true. His real name was Vincent Furnier (sp?) and I think his grandfather was an apostle. 
 
What I liked about this story was the way his former-Mormon status was used to emphasize just how evil he was. He was a rock star (ooooh!) who decapitated chickens (not true but, ooooooooh!!) and had rejected the true, restored gospel (AUGH!!!!). Don't listen to Alice Cooper kids! Not only does he worship Satan, he KNOWS BETTER.
 
Edit: Tibber obviously has a better memory than I!
 
I also heard he once ate shit on stage (obviously not true)
 
 
 It was Ozzi, and it was a bat.
They had a bunch of rubber bats on the stageand he would bite the heads off. Well someone had thrown a bat on stage, and hebit it's head off.
He had to have rabies shots!
 
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Posted: 28 March 2009 12:13 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 42 ]   

   
 
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I kept hearing the Elvis was very interested and had at least read the Book of Mormon..???
 
 And God did not come to Elvis and tell him it was true?
How could God not like Elvis?
 
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Posted: 28 March 2009 12:22 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 43 ]   

   
 
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I kept hearing the Elvis was very interested and had at least read the Book of Mormon..???
 
 And God did not come to Elvis and tell him it was true?
How could God not like Elvis?
 
 
Yeah..when I found out about this..I checked into Heartbreak Hotel and
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like those Blue Suede Shoes!!  So..just decided to do things..my way..
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Posted: 28 March 2009 12:28 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 44 ]   

   
 
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and don't forget Steve Young.... pro-equality all the way his wife is... even donating to the NO on 8 campaign in CALI!!!!! that family is my hero... 

   


Posted: 28 March 2009 01:00 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 45 ]   

   
 
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I sometimes feel that Steve Young is so confused..
 
 Maybe he should have a talk with Joe Montana?
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Posted: 28 March 2009 01:13 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 47 ]   

   
 
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I sometimes feel that Steve Young is so confused..
Yea, he's gay right?  I kid.  I know he's married with children.  I use to insist that he was gay when he was playing for SanFran to all my homophobic, TBM friends.  When he'd smack his teammates butts, I'd say "see".  They stopped letting we watch the games with them.
 
I'm glad to hear that he stood up to prop h8.  That must of been a bit hard for him since he's such a well known figure in the church.   Good for him.  
 
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Posted: 28 March 2009 01:28 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 48 ]   

   
 
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I have one that nobody has mentioned yet.  A few years ago I heard that Snoop Dogg was converting to mormonism.  This just made me laugh histerically and I was a TBM at the time.
 
I guess the whole wow doesn't apply to MJ.   The funny thing is that I saw pictures of him with a BOM and I am sure everyone saw thatand were like "oh look Snoop is repenting".  As far as I know all he ever did was accept a BOM from the missionaries, but that might even be wrong.  
 
On the up side all those TBM that are on prozak can follow his example and find another release.
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Oh wait - I know another! I was told the lonely Maytag repair man from some old ads was Mormon.
 
 
 
I think that was also Gordon Jump.....yes?
 
Do any of you remember Mr. Maytag repairman also appearing in early versions of the temple films (in the Peter, James and John sequence)?
 
Oh yea baby!  I remember the old movie....Adam had such a bad wig.
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jackfitzzzzz:
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Oh wait - I know another! I was told the lonely Maytag repair man from some old ads was Mormon.
 
 
 
I think that was also Gordon Jump.....yes?
 
Do any of you remember Mr. Maytag repairman also appearing in early versions of the temple films (in the Peter, James and John sequence)?
 
Oh yea baby!  I remember the old movie....Adam had such a bad wig. 
 
In the different films, Eve also went from blond hair to brown hair.  I guess "only her hairdresser knows for sure."
 

(and how many of you are old enough to know what "only her hairdresser knows for sure" means?)
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Posted: 28 March 2009 03:09 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 51 ]   

   
 
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jackfitzzzzz:
Ladyinthehat:
jackfitzzzzz:
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Oh wait - I know another! I was told the lonely Maytag repair man from some old ads was Mormon.
 
 
 
I think that was also Gordon Jump.....yes?
 
Do any of you remember Mr. Maytag repairman also appearing in early versions of the temple films (in the Peter, James and John sequence)?
 
Oh yea baby!  I remember the old movie....Adam had such a bad wig. 
 
In the different films, Eve also went from blond hair to brown hair.  I guess "only her hairdresser knows for sure."
 

(and how many of you are old enough to know what "only her hairdresser knows for sure" means?)
 
 OH...Me...Me!  I know what it means!  We are showing our age here Jack.
Why haven't you joined the Friday night Postmo party?  Hummmmm.....too good for us?
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Ladyinthehat:
jackfitzzzzz:
Ladyinthehat:
jackfitzzzzz:
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Clio:
Oh wait - I know another! I was told the lonely Maytag repair man from some old ads was Mormon.
 
 
 
I think that was also Gordon Jump.....yes?
 
Do any of you remember Mr. Maytag repairman also appearing in early versions of the temple films (in the Peter, James and John sequence)?
 
Oh yea baby!  I remember the old movie....Adam had such a bad wig. 
 
In the different films, Eve also went from blond hair to brown hair.  I guess "only her hairdresser knows for sure."
 

(and how many of you are old enough to know what "only her hairdresser knows for sure" means?)
 
 OH...Me...Me!  I know what it means!  We are showing our age here Jack.
Why haven't you joined the Friday night Postmo party?  Hummmmm.....too good for us? 
 
I know, I know, I know what that means too......
 
Opps, I guess I just gave a way my age as well.
 
Ya Jack how come you haven't joined the party thread yet.
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Ladyinthehat:
jackfitzzzzz:
Ladyinthehat:
jackfitzzzzz:
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Clio:
Oh wait - I know another! I was told the lonely Maytag repair man from some old ads was Mormon.
 
 
 
I think that was also Gordon Jump.....yes?
 
Do any of you remember Mr. Maytag repairman also appearing in early versions of the temple films (in the Peter, James and John sequence)?
 
Oh yea baby!  I remember the old movie....Adam had such a bad wig. 
 
In the different films, Eve also went from blond hair to brown hair.  I guess "only her hairdresser knows for sure."
 

(and how many of you are old enough to know what "only her hairdresser knows for sure" means?)
 
 OH...Me...Me!  I know what it means!  We are showing our age here Jack.
Why haven't you joined the Friday night Postmo party?  Hummmmm.....too good for us? 
 
I know, I know, I know what that means too......
 
Opps, I guess I just gave a way my age as well.
 
Ya Jack how come you haven't joined the party thread yet.
he thinks he is too cool for us
 
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Back in the 90's when all the crazies were making up outrageous stories about Marilyn Manson I remember a relative saying he was brought up in the church and even went on a mission. Mind you these were the same people who thought Ace of Base were the biological offspring of Abba...
 


   


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Back in the 90's when all the crazies were making up outrageous stories about Marilyn Manson I remember a relative saying he was brought up in the church and even went on a mission. Mind you these were the same people who thought Ace of Base were the biological offspring of Abba...
 
 
 You mean to tell me they're not?
 
 
Marilyn Manson wasn't brought up in church nor is he LDS I think he just dissed the BoM on stage once while he was doing a concert in utah in the mid-90's.  Kind of like when the Bulls were playing the Jazz once and Michael Jordan,  in talking about Utah or possibly St. George said, "the only good thing about utah (or St. george) is that it's close to Vegas." 
 
Mike Holmgren is LDS.  And I know there were a few Packer's who took a discussion or two while Holmgren was their coach, Favre was not one of them.
 
Aaron Eckhart is inactive but professed, in Men's Health, that he still believes, somewhat, he just doesn't go.  Also the lead singer of "the Killers" is LDS, but I think he's been inactive since he was 14-15.
 
Oh and I heard some guy named Tibber, super famous, used to be LDS and he once ate a shit on stage and burned his garments off while they were still on his body;  and I heard he tore 5 BoM's in half, at the same time, while he was using the potty and that he had a 7 day marathon sexual escapade with Katherine Heigel and 11 other famous women IN THE TEMPLE! And I heard Christ himself appeared to Tibber and co while they were in the temple and Christ said, "that guy, Tibber, man.  What a stallion."


   


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I've heard (and tend to believe) that Tom Hanks used to be mormon.  Katherine Heigel (sp? - from Knocked Up).  Glayds (sp?) Knight.  William Brimmley (sp?) - he did the oatmeal commercials, I think.  Eric Estrada (I DO know that part of his family is because he came to my ward once for an Estrada farewell)
 
Wow, I'm gonna go back to mormonism so I can get some autographs!!
 
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Back in the 90's when all the crazies were making up outrageous stories about Marilyn Manson I remember a relative saying he was brought up in the church and even went on a mission. Mind you these were the same people who thought Ace of Base were the biological offspring of Abba...
 
 
 You mean to tell me they're not?
 
 
Marilyn Manson wasn't brought up in church nor is he LDS I think he just dissed the BoM on stage once while he was doing a concert in utah in the mid-90's.  Kind of like when the Bulls were playing the Jazz once and Michael Jordan,  in talking about Utah or possibly St. George said, "the only good thing about utah (or St. george) is that it's close to Vegas."  
 
Mike Holmgren is LDS.  And I know there were a few Packer's who took a discussion or two while Holmgren was their coach, Favre was not one of them.
 
Aaron Eckhart is inactive but professed, in Men's Health, that he still believes, somewhat, he just doesn't go.  Also the lead singer of "the Killers" is LDS, but I think he's been inactive since he was 14-15.
 
Oh and I heard some guy named Tibber, super famous, used to be LDS and he once ate a shit on stage and burned his garments off while they were still on his body;  and I heard he tore 5 BoM's in half, at the same time, while he was using the potty and that he had a 7 day marathon sexual escapade with Katherine Heigel and 11 other famous women IN THE TEMPLE! And I heard Christ himself appeared to Tibber and co while they were in the temple and Christ said, "that guy, Tibber, man.  What a stallion."
 
This rumor IS going around New England.  I've yet to investigate - but I was told that he wasn't so much a 'stallion' but a gerbil fan.  Don't quote me on that - Just what I heard.....The Boston Herald isn't the most reliable source of info   (I am soooo kidding, Tibber....I'm sure you're at least Hung like a Stallion)
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This rumor IS going around New England.  I've yet to investigate - but I was told that he wasn't so much a 'stallion' but a gerbil fan.  Don't quote me on that - Just what I heard.....The Boston Herald isn't the most reliable source of info   (I am soooo kidding, Tibber....I'm sure you're at least Hung like a Stallion)
 
The other rumor was that Christ was going to join Mr Tibber, but upon seeing Tibber in all his gloriousness, had to shield his eyes lest he was smitten with a curse.  Two days later tibber found Christ donned in sack cloth and ashes and walking around the temple grounds cursing Elohim for bestowing tibber with such a blessing.  Tibber helped Christ realize that his "lack" was a test of his faith.  Then they both read Alma chapter 32 and Tibber forgave christ of his enviousness, and Tom Cruise tried to shoot them both with a machine gun. 
 
On a different note.  I was looking through wikipedia and came to this page that chronicles the "known geneology" of Helaman 
 
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i am stealing this from someone else who mentioned it in another thread, so forgive me if i forget WHO it was, but i think they deserve the credit:
 
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  i'm laughing because when mormons say "famous" i think: on which end?  famous or infamous??  both were "famous" and both were "mormons"
 
the same person also said that just because people are famous, it makes the mormons think:  it HAS to be right!! 
it gives their pathetic religion some sort of credibility.
 
but, when you look at others who were mormons, they shun and run!
 
poodledoodledude
 
I realize I'm jumping in a little late here but this comment made me think of something related.
 
Scientology!  I mean, hey, if Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Nancy Cartwright (voice of bart simpson) belong, then it must be even more true!  And think about it, if you put Cruise or Travolta head to head against Gordon Jump, who's gonna win?
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i am stealing this from someone else who mentioned it in another thread, so forgive me if i forget WHO it was, but i think they deserve the credit:
 
ted bundy
gary gillmore
 
  i'm laughing because when mormons say "famous" i think: on which end?  famous or infamous??  both were "famous" and both were "mormons"
 
the same person also said that just because people are famous, it makes the mormons think:  it HAS to be right!! 
it gives their pathetic religion some sort of credibility.
 
but, when you look at others who were mormons, they shun and run!
 
poodledoodledude
 
I realize I'm jumping in a little late here but this comment made me think of something related.
 
Scientology!  I mean, hey, if Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Nancy Cartwright (voice of bart simpson) belong, then it must be even more true!  And think about it, if you put Cruise or Travolta head to head against Gordon Jump, who's gonna win?
You're on to something.  I'm quite sure that the Jackson 5 could of kicked the Osmond's asses any day.  So the JW church must be true too! 
 
This is funny, I looked at WikiAnswers to see what religion Michael Jackson is and here's what it says:
 
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Michael Jackson was raised as a Jehovah's Witness by his mother.
 
FURTHER
He announced publically about 15-20 years ago that he has disassociated himself from Jehovah's Witnesses.
 
 
CURRENTLY
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Posted: 28 March 2009 08:40 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 61 ]   

   
 
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Gladys Knight, and I understand she has given some grief to the 12 about the slow, boring church music!
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Posted: 28 March 2009 08:47 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 62 ]   

   
 
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This is funny, I looked at WikiAnswers to see what religion Michael Jackson is and here's what it says:
 
Question: What religion is Michael Jackson?
 
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Michael Jackson was raised as a Jehovah's Witness by his mother.
 
FURTHER
He announced publically about 15-20 years ago that he has disassociated himself from Jehovah's Witnesses.
 
 
CURRENTLY
he is a mormon
 
 
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Michael_Jackson's_religion
 
 
Lmao, that's hilarious!
 
I found another link stating that he is now a Muslim:
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17555/michael-jackson-islam
 
Jehovah's Witness, Mormon, Muslim, anyone see a pattern?  Seriously, I doubt that he was ever Mormon, though I understand that he and Jimmy Osmond were at least friends for a time.   But thanks for bringing that site up.  My guess is that  either it was a wishful mormon who came up with the answer, or possibly someone who confused Mormonism with Islam.
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Oh and I heard some guy named Tibber, super famous, used to be LDS and he once ate a shit on stage and burned his garments off while they were still on his body;  and I heard he tore 5 BoM's in half, at the same time, while he was using the potty and that he had a 7 day marathon sexual escapade with Katherine Heigel and 11 other famous women IN THE TEMPLE! And I heard Christ himself appeared to Tibber and co while they were in the temple and Christ said, "that guy, Tibber, man.  What a stallion."
 
 I heard that when Tibber did so many famous women and Jesus showed up, a new sign and token were given. It's made by clenching the right hand in a fist and extending it towards the other person. It's called the Sacred Fist Bump, or sure sign of the pimp.
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Posted: 28 March 2009 09:03 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 64 ]   

   
 
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 Alice Cooper is the one I always heard about.
 
So is this true? I don't know about Alice, but there was one rocker who converted. Someone made a movie about him.  .  . Trying to remember details, but my brain (which is not myself) is gone. Good thing I am more than my brain!
 
 Alice isn't mormon but he has mormon ties.  His dad or his grandfather was an apostle of the The Bickertonites, which is an offshoot of the LDS church from the beginning.   His dad's name, "Ether Moroni Furnier."  Doesn't sound very mormon at all, does it.
 
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From Wikipedia

Alice Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Ella Mae (née McCart) and Ether Moroni Furnier. While in Detroit, Furnier attended Nankin Mills Middle School, which is now Lutheran High School Westland. His grandfather, Thurman Sylvester Furnier, was an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ based in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Vincent Furnier's father was an Elder in The Church of Jesus Christ. Furnier has some distant French Huguenot ancestry; the remainder of his ancestry is English and Scottish.[8]
 
 
Oh my gosh....  I think this post has uncovered the key to the major configurations in my life - for REAL.
 
I was raised mormon by my dad and step-mom.  My step-mom converted my dad.  I was 5 when they married.   Now here's where this gets interesting.... 
 
Vincent Furnier was in my step-mom's class in highschool (Camelback - AZ) AND his father and hers carpooled to work for many years.  This is PROBABLY where my grandfather became exposed to the church,  I KNOW that this is the time frame and place that he converted....
 
Damn that Alice Cooper and his dad... 
 
btw... any confirmation on whether Larry King's wife is LDS?  I know that within the last few years she has struggled with addiction to painkillers and has been in and out of rehab...  (MikeU are you reading this?  Kinda ties into your thread on the church and Belief in God as it relates to addiction...  If in fact it is true)


   


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Hey,  I heard a rumor that Richard Dutcher was mormon....
 
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 Alice Cooper is the one I always heard about.
 
So is this true? I don't know about Alice, but there was one rocker who converted. Someone made a movie about him.  .  . Trying to remember details, but my brain (which is not myself) is gone. Good thing I am more than my brain!
 
 Alice isn't mormon but he has mormon ties.  His dad or his grandfather was an apostle of the The Bickertonites, which is an offshoot of the LDS church from the beginning.   His dad's name, "Ether Moroni Furnier."  Doesn't sound very mormon at all, does it.
 
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From Wikipedia

Alice Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Ella Mae (née McCart) and Ether Moroni Furnier. While in Detroit, Furnier attended Nankin Mills Middle School, which is now Lutheran High School Westland. His grandfather, Thurman Sylvester Furnier, was an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ based in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Vincent Furnier's father was an Elder in The Church of Jesus Christ. Furnier has some distant French Huguenot ancestry; the remainder of his ancestry is English and Scottish.[8]
 
 
Oh my gosh....  I think this post has uncovered the key to the major configurations in my life - for REAL.
 
I was raised mormon by my dad and step-mom.  My step-mom converted my dad.  I was 5 when they married.   Now here's where this gets interesting.... 
 
Vincent Furnier was in my step-mom's class in highschool (Camelback - AZ) AND his father and hers carpooled to work for many years.  This is PROBABLY where my grandfather became exposed to the church,  I KNOW that this is the time frame and place that he converted....
 
Damn that Alice Cooper and his dad... 
 
btw... any confirmation on whether Larry King's wife is LDS?  I know that within the last few years she has struggled with addiction to painkillers and has been in and out of rehab...  (MikeU are you reading this?  Kinda ties into your thread on the church and Belief in God as it relates to addiction...  If in fact it is true)
 Larry King's wife is LDS, although I don't think too strong.  She is a singer, and she sang at the Stadium of Fire at BYU a few years ago (not too good, BTW). Larry gets a younger wife and to interview Hinkley, and she gets singing engagements at the Stadium of Fire!
 
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I have had some fun poking around the website www.famousmormons.net
 
I really enjoyed the "rumoured to be mormon" and the "infamous" mormons sections.
 
This site is run like Mormon records! smiley19.gif If they are members of record then they're LDS. Doesn't matter if they don't identify as mormon or haven't practiced mormonism in a LONG time they are still Mormon!
 
I know Katherine Heigl's story is a sad one. However she is a member of record and the fact that their family converted after the death of her brother kind of doesn't sit well with me.
 
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In 1986, her older brother Jason died of injuries suffered in a car accident, after being thrown from the back of a pickup truck while out for lunch with some of his high school classmates. Following his death, the family decided to donate his organs.[9] Afterward, their parents converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (prior to that her mother was Lutheran and her father Catholic).[7] Heigl is now a strong proponent of organ donation.[10] Although she is no longer a practicing Mormon, she remains positive on several aspects of the religion,[11] and has expressed interest in returning to her faith.
 
I can see it now. The missionaries pull out the video of the movie where they show the little girl had died and the family copes by joining mormonism beacuse they "promise" that the family will be reunited in heaven, but only if they are Mormon. smiley26.gif
 
Still she doesn't practice Mormonism and I think she only says she thinks about going back to the religion because she probably feels like it's easier to say that then to tell her parents she doesn't want to be Mormon anymore, or it's easier to believe or think that she'll see her brother again only through the mormon religion. :(
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I used to hear the Alice Cooper rumors too, the one where he would dye his fathers garments and wear them on stage!
 
Amazing how this BS travels the world!
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  Also the lead singer of "the Killers" is LDS, but I think he's been inactive since he was 14-15.
 
 
Well, he's gone and named his son Ammon, so I'm assuming he's back into it again. Lame. No wonder the new album is so BORING!
 
 
Some of my favorite post-Mormons are actor Ryan Gosling and musician Win Butler (of the Arcade Fire). The Arcade Fire's last album "Neon Bible" seem to have some references to Mormonism in it. At least I think it does.
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Oh and I heard some guy named Tibber, super famous, used to be LDS and he once ate a shit on stage and burned his garments off while they were still on his body;  and I heard he tore 5 BoM's in half, at the same time, while he was using the potty and that he had a 7 day marathon sexual escapade with Katherine Heigel and 11 other famous women IN THE TEMPLE! And I heard Christ himself appeared to Tibber and co while they were in the temple and Christ said, "that guy, Tibber, man.  What a stallion."
 
 I heard that when Tibber did so many famous women and Jesus showed up, a new sign and token were given. It's made by clenching the right hand in a fist and extending it towards the other person. It's called the Sacred Fist Bump, or sure sign of the pimp.
 
 F--- yeah, beyotch. 


   


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This rumor IS going around New England.  I've yet to investigate - but I was told that he wasn't so much a 'stallion' but a gerbil fan.  Don't quote me on that - Just what I heard.....The Boston Herald isn't the most reliable source of info   (I am soooo kidding, Tibber....I'm sure you're at least Hung like a Stallion)
 
The other rumor was that Christ was going to join Mr Tibber, but upon seeing Tibber in all his gloriousness, had to shield his eyes lest he was smitten with a curse.  Two days later tibber found Christ donned in sack cloth and ashes and walking around the temple grounds cursing Elohim for bestowing tibber with such a blessing.  Tibber helped Christ realize that his "lack" was a test of his faith.  Then they both read Alma chapter 32 and Tibber forgave christ of his enviousness, and Tom Cruise tried to shoot them both with a machine gun.  
 
On a different note.  I was looking through wikipedia and came to this page that chronicles the "known geneology" of Helaman  
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helaman
 
 
 
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Far as I can tell, no one has yet mentioned one of the great rumored-to-be Mormons, President Obama.
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Far as I can tell, no one has yet mentioned one of the great rumored-to-be Mormons, President Obama.
 
 Yup.
There you go.
Looks like that goofy handshake is in the making here...
 
 
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i am stealing this from someone else who mentioned it in another thread, so forgive me if i forget WHO it was, but i think they deserve the credit:
 
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  i'm laughing because when mormons say "famous" i think: on which end?  famous or infamous??  both were "famous" and both were "mormons"
 
the same person also said that just because people are famous, it makes the mormons think:  it HAS to be right!! 
it gives their pathetic religion some sort of credibility.
 
but, when you look at others who were mormons, they shun and run!
 
poodledoodledude
 
I realize I'm jumping in a little late here but this comment made me think of something related.
 
Scientology!  I mean, hey, if Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Nancy Cartwright (voice of bart simpson) belong, then it must be even more true!  And think about it, if you put Cruise or Travolta head to head against Gordon Jump, who's gonna win?
You're on to something.  I'm quite sure that the Jackson 5 could of kicked the Osmond's asses any day.  So the JW church must be true too! 
 
This is funny, I looked at WikiAnswers to see what religion Michael Jackson is and here's what it says:
 
Question: What religion is Michael Jackson?
 
Answer:
 
Michael Jackson was raised as a Jehovah's Witness by his mother.
 
FURTHER
He announced publically about 15-20 years ago that he has disassociated himself from Jehovah's Witnesses.
 
 
CURRENTLY
he is a mormon
 
 
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Michael_Jackson's_religion
 
 
Yes, there is a Michael Jackson who is Mormon, but it's not the Michael Jackson. I think the Jackson is Muslim now.


   


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I think Joseph Smith and Brigham Young were supposed to be Mormon but since they didn't believe in any thing the current Mormons teach it must just be a false rumor. 

   


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I think Joseph Smith and Brigham Young were supposed to be Mormon but since they didn't believe in any thing the current Mormons teach it must just be a false rumor.
 I personally think the above statement is genius
 
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Aaron Eckhart was not only Mormon, but a returned missionary (France somewhere I think). There is a prominent poster over on FLaK who served with him.
 
Shawn King is Mormon, but not for long. She cheated on Larry and will probably be exed.
 
Katherine Heigl was raised mormon, but is obviously not active. 
 
Eliza Dushku was raised Mormon, but is not active. I heard her interviewed by Howard Stern just before the premiere of her new show, Dollhouse. Howard being Howard, asked her if she wore magic underwear and she said, "I don't wear temple garments, but my mother does." Every time he said, "magic underwear" she corrected him and said "temple garments" which I found interesting. She also said she had a "Mormon hymn" tattooed on her hip.
 
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Aaron Eckhart was not only Mormon, but a returned missionary (France somewhere I think). There is a prominent poster over on FLaK who served with him.
 
Shawn King is Mormon, but not for long. She cheated on Larry and will probably be exed.
 
Katherine Heigl was raised mormon, but is obviously not active. 
 
Eliza Dushku was raised Mormon, but is not active. I heard her interviewed by Howard Stern just before the premiere of her new show, Dollhouse. Howard being Howard, asked her if she wore magic underwear and she said, "I don't wear temple garments, but my mother does." Every time he said, "magic underwear" she corrected him and said "temple garments" which I found interesting. She also said she had a "Mormon hymn" tattooed on her hip.
 
Wasn't Bobby Brady LDS?
 
 Well this is news.  When did this come out?  And why would she be exed, except maybe from her marriage?  It is not like they were sealed in the temple or anything.  To my knowledge Larry never converted to LDS.
 
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Shawn King is Mormon, but not for long. She cheated on Larry and will probably be exed.
 

 
       This really surprises me.
 
 
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Aaron Eckhart was not only Mormon, but a returned missionary (France somewhere I think). There is a prominent poster over on FLaK who served with him.
 
Shawn King is Mormon, but not for long. She cheated on Larry and will probably be exed.
 
Katherine Heigl was raised mormon, but is obviously not active. 
 
Eliza Dushku was raised Mormon, but is not active. I heard her interviewed by Howard Stern just before the premiere of her new show, Dollhouse. Howard being Howard, asked her if she wore magic underwear and she said, "I don't wear temple garments, but my mother does." Every time he said, "magic underwear" she corrected him and said "temple garments" which I found interesting. She also said she had a "Mormon hymn" tattooed on her hip.
 
Wasn't Bobby Brady LDS?
 
 Well this is news.  When did this come out?  And why would she be exed, except maybe from her marriage?  It is not like they were sealed in the temple or anything.  To my knowledge Larry never converted to LDS.
 
Enquiring minds want to know.
 
 
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I think Joseph Smith and Brigham Young were supposed to be Mormon but since they didn't believe in any thing the current Mormons teach it must just be a false rumor.
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Aaron Eckhart was not only Mormon, but a returned missionary (France somewhere I think). There is a prominent poster over on FLaK who served with him.
 
Shawn King is Mormon, but not for long. She cheated on Larry and will probably be exed.
 
Katherine Heigl was raised mormon, but is obviously not active. 
 
Eliza Dushku was raised Mormon, but is not active. I heard her interviewed by Howard Stern just before the premiere of her new show, Dollhouse. Howard being Howard, asked her if she wore magic underwear and she said, "I don't wear temple garments, but my mother does." Every time he said, "magic underwear" she corrected him and said "temple garments" which I found interesting. She also said she had a "Mormon hymn" tattooed on her hip.
 
Wasn't Bobby Brady LDS?
 
 Well this is news.  When did this come out?  And why would she be exed, except maybe from her marriage?  It is not like they were sealed in the temple or anything.  To my knowledge Larry never converted to LDS.
 
Enquiring minds want to know.
 
 
Adultery is an excommunicable offense.
Ya but, if they weren't married in a Mormon church or sealed in a Mormon temple doesn't that kind of discount the whole marriage thing anyway (in the eyes LDS)??
 
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Aaron Eckhart was not only Mormon, but a returned missionary (France somewhere I think). There is a prominent poster over on FLaK who served with him.
 
Shawn King is Mormon, but not for long. She cheated on Larry and will probably be exed.
 
Katherine Heigl was raised mormon, but is obviously not active. 
 
Eliza Dushku was raised Mormon, but is not active. I heard her interviewed by Howard Stern just before the premiere of her new show, Dollhouse. Howard being Howard, asked her if she wore magic underwear and she said, "I don't wear temple garments, but my mother does." Every time he said, "magic underwear" she corrected him and said "temple garments" which I found interesting. She also said she had a "Mormon hymn" tattooed on her hip.
 
Wasn't Bobby Brady LDS?
 
 Well this is news.  When did this come out?  And why would she be exed, except maybe from her marriage?  It is not like they were sealed in the temple or anything.  To my knowledge Larry never converted to LDS.
 
Enquiring minds want to know.
 
 
Adultery is an excommunicable offense.
Ya but, if they weren't married in a Mormon church or sealed in a Mormon temple doesn't that kind of discount the whole marriage thing anyway (in the eyes LDS)??
 
 Absolutely not... Both are sacred events... one for time, one for eternity.  DH and I fit under the first instance...
 


   


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I kept hearing the Elvis was very interested and had at least read the Book of Mormon..???
Vickie, you've been reading "The Peep Stone..."
 
"LDS Church Seeking Celebrities"
 
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Aaron Eckhart was not only Mormon, but a returned missionary (France somewhere I think). There is a prominent poster over on FLaK who served with him.
 
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I kept hearing the Elvis was very interested and had at least read the Book of Mormon..???
Vickie, you've been reading "The Peep Stone..."
 
"LDS Church Seeking Celebrities"
 
Enjoy!  (Again...)
 
 
The link is very funny, Peter_Mary. I enjoyed the read.
 
 
I don't think anyone has brought up the fact that if the lead investigator of the FBI is correct, and D.B. Cooper and Richard McCoy are the same man, Cooper would be LDS. 
 
For you young'uns, D.B. Cooper hijacked an airplane for $200,000 and jumped out over the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s. That was a huge sum at that time.
 
He was never apprehended. 
Although a parachute and some cash was found along a river bank years later, the majority of the money was never recovered.
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there is a rumor out right now that i'm a celbrity-
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Annie Lennox wrote "Don't mess with a missionary man" because she fell in love with a mormon missionary.
 
Bono wrote " I still haven't found what I'm looking for" right before he accepted discussions with the LDS missionaries.
 
These are two of many ridiculous but deadly sincere rumors that circulated on my mission.
 
Speaking of said mish....I had a vivid dream while on my mission that I tracted into Lou Reed's home (velvet underground....take a walk on the wild side).  I taught him the first discussion and he was very interested.
 
 


   


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I've heard (and tend to believe) that Tom Hanks used to be mormon.  Katherine Heigel (sp? - from Knocked Up).  Glayds (sp?) Knight.  William Brimmley (sp?) - he did the oatmeal commercials, I think.  Eric Estrada (I DO know that part of his family is because he came to my ward once for an Estrada farewell)
 
Wow, I'm gonna go back to mormonism so I can get some autographs!!
 
 
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 Well this is news.  When did this come out?  And why would she be exed, except maybe from her marriage?  It is not like they were sealed in the temple or anything.  To my knowledge Larry never converted to LDS.
 
Enquiring minds want to know.
 
 
Sorry, TruthR. I wrote that post and then was offline for several hours.
 
I read it on RfM, but Googled it and found several gossipy sources. Take it with a grain of salt. But the rumor is that she cheated with her son's baseball coach. The Enquirer has it here, but they aren't the only ones. And others are right, you don't have to be married to a Mormon for it to be against church rules to cheat.


   


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I think they just want validation that "one of their own" can succeed.  Like last year's American Idol.  All the mormons I know were hoping for Archeleta (no clue on spelling) to win, even my DH.  I found that weird because my DH doesn't listen to the slow, sappy music that Archeleta does, however, Cook fit his style really well.  When I pointed out to my DH that he would never listen to a cd created by Archeleta, but would probably wear out a Cook cd he had nothing to say.  He didn't seem to care so much about whose music he liked better, just wanted to see a mormon win.
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It makes me laugh when they claim popular illuminaries who in fact are not LDS.
Steve Martin comes to mind.
 
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I bet plenty of people are upset that the Osmond was sent home during group week.
 
I also agree.  It's validation that the church is true for them.  I don't have friends going "WOOOOO that one's a UU like me... WOOOO"
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It's the "SEE, even famous people know we have the truth" kind of thing, I guess long face 

   


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I bet plenty of people are upset that the Osmond was sent home during group week.
 
I also agree.  It's validation that the church is true for them.  I don't have friends going "WOOOOO that one's a UU like me... WOOOO"
 
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It makes me laugh when they claim popular illuminaries who in fact are not LDS.
Steve Martin comes to mind.
 
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I've been reading a book called "Influence: The Psychology of Persusasion" by Robert C. Cialdini that talks about this phenomenon. He says that people like associating themselves with celebrities (or other successful people) because not only does it make them look more impressive to others, but it also makes them more impressive to themselves. It gives people the feeling of having a higher status. For this reason, people try to associate themselves--even superficially--with things that make them look good, and they distance themselves from things that would make them look bad.
 
It reminds me of how TBMs credit TSCC with the high rate of physical health in Utah, but distance TSCC from having anything to do with the high rate of anti-depressant use and high suicide rate. Scientologists like to associate themselves with Tom Cruise and John Travolta because it makes them look good to be associated with successful people. Mormons do the same thing with the Osmonds, Gladys Knight, etc. It's an ego thing.
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My dad called me one time and told me Gladys Knight was on KSL singing with the Tabernacle Choir..hmmm..I came so close to asking him why she was white and delightsome...??? I figured that would change my mind about the church as end all questions. How many of us have heard different stories about Elvis and he receiving the Book of Mormon..almost converting??? That went around on all different levels.
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It validates them to have celebs in their church.  (head:  meet desk) Funny thing is, Amy Adams and Aaron Eckhardt (sp?) acknowledge being raised Mormon but both admit to being inactive.
 
Todd Herzog is gay and admitted to being inactive, so not many Mormons were hoping he'd win on Survivor.
 
Aside from Gladys Knight (LOL My Turn--why hasn't she turned white and delightsome yet?) they have newly-minted celeb Stephenie Meyer, who writes unbearably bad fanfiction romance.
 
I remember hearing Jimmy Buffett and Alice Cooper (Vincent  Fournier sp?) were Mormons.  Fournier is actually the son of a Presbyterian minister (yeah, I was a kid in the '70's, and my cousin was a huge AC fan who talked of little else for an entire year).  
 
I think the biggest fish, though, was John Paul I.  He'd read the B of M, believed it, and was assassinated for it.  Dude, even the Pope secretly wanted to be a Mormon, and, like Joseph Smith, was assassinated for his beliefs!  
 
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They used to trot out Steve Young, now it's the Osmonds, just waiting for "Mormon" high media popularity conventions to be begun around the country....wait, they are in Branson and Vegas and L.A. and.....
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I've noticed that Mormons, including my TBM DW, are always combing the internet for famous Mormons. Why is that? Why do they need a hero? Is this a cult thing? How does a famous person being Mormon validate anything?
 
 Everybody wants their narrative validated, you, me, your TBM DW.
 
Problem is, that for a religion that claims to have "THE TRUTH ®" and the exclussive claim on "The Holy Ghost ®" they should be far more sucessful in all areas of endeavor than they are.
 
There are just as many Jews in the world as there are Mormons, but famous Jews far outweigh famous Mormons in every endeavor, except maybe sports. 
 
 
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This subject has just fascinated me for some time now.  You see, I have a son who is a "Famous Mormon".  He's on some Famous Mormon web page, and been written about in several church magazines, and other books, etc. 
 
His TBM mother of course, just eats it up.  She is a constant source of embarrassment to my son, who does not see himself as famous. 
 
The poor guy can't go anywhere with her but what she introduces our son as her famous Mormon son.   She talks endlessly to perfect strangers whom I am sure could care less, just like my kid. 
 
I just shake my head and walk off, and shortly my kid will excuse himself from the conversation and catch up with me, so he can be "Normal" again.  He hates the attention, but his mother just won't let it alone.  It's like it somehow validates her as a TBM mom.   She keeps shamelessly promoting this kid, when he would prefer that it all just went away. 
 
I'm not sure how much Mormonism he really believes, but I think he is mostly in it because his wife believes it makes their lives better. 
 
I am also fascinated that Mormons think that someone famous somehow makes a difference in their religion.     I dunno.
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I love finding out a certain famous person is/was LDS. I think its cool that Stephenie Meyer was not only LDS, but a BYU grad. I guess it's for validation, that someone so well-known is/was in the Church. LDS people are a minority--at least outside of Utah--so it's nice when someone "peculiar" like you is famous. Almost all universities have a list of "notable alumni" for the same reason, people like when famous people are like them--whether it is race, religion, sexuality, political leanings, etc.
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It validates them to have celebs in their church.  (head:  meet desk) Funny thing is, Amy Adams and Aaron Eckhardt (sp?) acknowledge being raised Mormon but both admit to being inactive.
 
Todd Herzog is gay and admitted to being inactive, so not many Mormons were hoping he'd win on Survivor.
 
Aside from Gladys Knight (LOL My Turn--why hasn't she turned white and delightsome yet?) they have newly-minted celeb Stephenie Meyer, who writes unbearably bad fanfiction romance.
 
I remember hearing Jimmy Buffett and Alice Cooper (Vincent  Fournier sp?) were Mormons.  Fournier is actually the son of a Presbyterian minister (yeah, I was a kid in the '70's, and my cousin was a huge AC fan who talked of little else for an entire year).  
 
I think the biggest fish, though, was John Paul I.  He'd read the B of M, believed it, and was assassinated for it.  Dude, even the Pope secretly wanted to be a Mormon, and, like Joseph Smith, was assassinated for his beliefs!  
 
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Wait a minute... is this like that Chappelle episode where the old, blind, black KKK guy doesn't know he's black?
 
I can't imagine that there are many blacks (or anyone less than 'delightsome') or gays in LDS. Do they not know LDS history prior to 1978? Frankly, I think it's surprising they get women in there. But then I remember that the Catholics were able to get women in the aisles as well.
 
Another Mormon question... if whites were the only ones to get the priesthood prior to 1978, how did Jesus get to go to heaven (certainly he wasn't as delightsome as JS)?
 
Also, from John the Apostle (of New Testament fame) until 1820, all the churches were wrong and the Mormons weren't baptizing any of those dead dudes and dudettes. Where are all those dead people? Are they in outer darkness still? Do the Mormons really think they've found the records of all those dead folks? 
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Vickie, I'd forgotten about Thurl Bailey too.  He and Sister Gladys must be sincere about the Morg or they would be posting here by now   LOL at your "show and tell" remark.  See!  We aren't racist!  We have TWO famous black people here!  And we let them sing with the MoTabs! We let Thurl star in one of our movies! Now if we could just get some other famous people of color we'd look really cool.  
 
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Seriously, How do Mormons view the issue of Jesus' darker skin? I'm seriously curious. Seems like some serious CogDis would be happening. 

   


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Seriously, How do Mormons view the issue of Jesus' darker skin? I'm seriously curious. Seems like some serious CogDis would be happening.
 "Their" Jesus looks like a Teutonic warrior prince, that's why--and has ever since the Renaissance.
 
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Seriously, How do Mormons view the issue of Jesus' darker skin? I'm seriously curious. Seems like some serious CogDis would be happening.
 "Their" Jesus looks like a Teutonic warrior prince, that's why--and has ever since the Renaissance.
 
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I dunno, members don't invite me to their houses   Are you referring, perhaps to Greg Olson's paintings?  Jesus is tanned, with darker hair but with blue eyes.
 
Is the "Irish Jesus" the one we jokingly called Jesus' Senior Photo--the one with the red cloak.  He's blond and blue-eyed.  
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Is the Empire of Osmondia losing it's status in the world of entertainment?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Posted: 29 January 2009 05:57 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]   

   
 
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YesIAmAPyr:
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Reference, please.  (We are not all in Utah.)
 


   


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YesIAmAPyr:
What's up with that?
 
Is the Empire of Osmondia losing it's status in the world of entertainment?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Well Marie WAS on Dancing With the Stars....
 
Is there anyone on that show who still has an A-list career?  Dancing With the Stars is where careers go after they have already died when the bodies don't qualify for the porn industry.
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Alan Osmond has been trying to recreate the success of his youth via his own sons for years. In the late 80s, in the wake of The New Kids on the Block craze, he trotted out "The Osmond Boys" to perform. They were pretty bland and made the orginal Osmond Brothers sound like Judas Priest.
 
I knew Alan back then and he frankly told me he hoped his boys would become famous "so they won't have to go on missions."
 
The kid wasn't bad. He had a voice that works for a show like Idol, I thought. The sad part is that Alan has MS and this kid who audtioned last night has it as well. That's got to be quite a blow.

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Is the Empire of Osmondia losing it's status in the world of entertainment?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reference, please.  (We are not all in Utah.)
 
 
The Pirate was shocked, shocked!, to see an Osmond family member audition with the great unwashed herds for American Idol (a nationally broadcast television show featuring aspiring singers who compete for the ultimate title of 'American Idol' and the accompanying benefits thereto).
 
I would have thought that the Osmond's would not need to attempt a break into 'showbiz' via this portal, what with a sizeable contact list of people in entertainment they must have on their collective Blackberries.  Showbiz thrives on the 'networking' between agents, managers, promoters, A & R's, et al.  You'd think that if the Osmonds are still in the industry, they could call in a few markers and get the kid a decent contract to get things going.
 
I'm just sayin'....
 
 
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I thought it was interesting that they talked about how friendly Salt Lake is, and how polite the people are, but not a word about mormonism.  
 
I liked the Osmond kid.  Agree with Zim that he has the kind of sound that would work for this show. 
 
www.americanidol.com is the official web site, but I didn't see any clips of young Mr. Osmond there.
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Ahhhhh yes, the Osmonds. I have just never seen so many teeth in one family in all my life.
 
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Ahhhhh yes, the Osmonds. I have just never seen so many teeth in one family in all my life.
 
I'll bet their dentist is in tooth-fairy heaven Celestial Kingdom.
 
 
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Ahhhhh yes, the Osmonds. I have just never seen so many teeth in one family in all my life.
 
I'll bet their dentist is in tooth-fairy heaven Celestial Kingdom.
I vaguely remember an old TV show where Donny and Marie pulled out a set of those wind-up fake teeth and said they were "Osmo-chops".
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Osmonds just want the "legacy" to continue....Donnie and Marie just did a stint in Vegas....their faces were plastered a zillion feet high....
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Tessa:
Osmonds just want the "legacy" to continue....Donnie and Marie just did a stint in Vegas....their faces were plastered a zillion feet high....
Still there.
 
I'm trying to book the room with the window that is Marie's left incisor...
 
 
seems like it would be one of the brightest rooms, right??
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Ugh.  I live in Utah and I have a bad feeling that this is going to be another David Archuleta thing.  On the radio this morning that's all they could talk about -- and how upset they were at the judges for saying anything bad about him.
 
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Posted: 01 January 2009 04:15 PM   [ Ignore ]   

   
 
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So I googled Famous Mormons (wanting to check out Amy Adams of the movie Doubt--(she of the low-cut stylish gowns... oops veering off topic).
 
sure enough the site still exists  http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=famous+mormons&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
 
As well there are several other Famous Mormons sites. Then I did a few spot checks of Catholics, Christians, Baptists and sites exist for those too.
 
So it made me wonder, if there are famous people who are the same religion as you, does that give credibility to your belief system?
 
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Posted: 01 January 2009 06:06 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]   

   
 
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Yep, for some people, the fact that a famous person believes or does or uses something is an actual endorsement.
 
That is why it is very, very important for political parties to showcase the famous who support the cause. There are actually people - many people - who take that as meaningful. 
 
 
 
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Posted: 01 January 2009 06:18 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]   

   
 
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I believe that Mormonism has an inferiority complex, and so over compensate by trying and believing that Mormons are the best at everything!
 
Famous people confirm the church is true.
Olympic athletes confirm the church is true.
The wealth of the church confirms that it is true.
We contributed more to Prop 8 than any other organization - the church is true!
etc. etc. etc.
 
And if they happen to find an area that they can't figure out a way to show they are the best at, they use this strategy:
 
We have suffered more, so the church is true.
We are persecuted more, so the church is true.
People hate Mormons, so the church is true.
 
Everything and anything confirm the church is true.  But they especially like the extremes.


   


Posted: 01 January 2009 06:22 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]   

   
 
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I remember when I was first getting into the church were allways tellling me so and so is a member and so is this person. I remember thinking..."so?" 

   


Posted: 01 January 2009 06:58 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]   

   
 
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Nothing like a bit of selective memory on the part of TBMs. They seem to overlook Mormons such as Ted Bundy, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Glenn Taylor Helzer. Quite the string of serial killers.
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Posted: 01 January 2009 08:29 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]   

   
 
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Cooper:
Nothing like a bit of selective memory on the part of TBMs. They seem to overlook Mormons such as Ted Bundy, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Glenn Taylor Helzer. Quite the string of serial killers.
 
 WHOA! I had no idea! 
 
As for famous members, when I was a TBM I felt like famous members made Mormons seem less weird.  "See, if Katherine Heigl is Mormon we can't be THAT weird!"  Although it bothered me a lot that most of the really famous ones clearly weren't active anymore.  I felt they weren't doing their part to represent the church well and had just been too sucked into the Hollywood lifestyle/deceived by Satan.  Now I really wonder if any of them have really done their research and left for the doctrinal/historical reasons.


   


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Carter:
I believe that Mormonism has an inferiority complex, and so over compensate by trying and believing that Mormons are the best at everything!
 
Famous people confirm the church is true.
Olympic athletes confirm the church is true.
The wealth of the church confirms that it is true.
We contributed more to Prop 8 than any other organization - the church is true!
etc. etc. etc.
 
And if they happen to find an area that they can't figure out a way to show they are the best at, they use this strategy:
 
We have suffered more, so the church is true.
We are persecuted more, so the church is true.
People hate Mormons, so the church is true.
 
Everything and anything confirm the church is true.  But they especially like the extremes.
 You're absolutely right about the inferiority complex.  In the '80's, when Michael Jackson was so popular, the JW's had a huge surge in membership.  As a missionary, we often got the question about were there any famous Mormons aside from the Osmonds.  That was before Sister Gladys Knight, Survivor, The Real World, and all those Dancing With the Stars and American Idol contestants.  Canadians only knew Junior Ah You, who played for the Concordes for awhile, and it was common knowledge Randy Bachman was LDS.  
 
Having famous people as members of your church legitimizes you.  Or something.  I never could figure that out.  
 
It also may be the Mormons' desire to prove "we're not really freaks!"
 
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Posted: 04 January 2009 11:12 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]   

   
 
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Cooper:
Nothing like a bit of selective memory on the part of TBMs. They seem to overlook Mormons such as Ted Bundy, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Glenn Taylor Helzer. Quite the string of serial killers.
 
^The Famous Mormons site lists them all and then some.
 
And yes having famous people in your religion absolutely validates it.. Didn't you all KNOW that?? I mean you all should become Muslim immediately.. We have Cat Stevens.. how cool is that? Er.. um.....kindlly overlook Osama Bin Laden and all the pesky terrorists, and of course the most sinister of them all... Michael Jackson.
 
Seriously though, I'm always interested to learn if someone famous is a Mormon.


   


Posted: 04 January 2009 03:32 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]   

   
 
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Anaar:
Cooper:
Nothing like a bit of selective memory on the part of TBMs. They seem to overlook Mormons such as Ted Bundy, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Glenn Taylor Helzer. Quite the string of serial killers.
 
^The Famous Mormons site lists them all and then some.
 
And yes having famous people in your religion absolutely validates it.. Didn't you all KNOW that?? I mean you all should become Muslim immediately.. We have Cat Stevens.. how cool is that? Er.. um.....kindlly overlook Osama Bin Laden and all the pesky terrorists, and of course the most sinister of them all... Michael Jackson.
 
Seriously though, I'm always interested to learn if someone famous is a Mormon.
 
Gary Gilmore came from a long line of Mormon heritage....in 1977, he was the first man executed in the US, after Capitol punishment was suspended by the Supreme Court in 1972.
 
I don't know if Gary was actually a Mormon or not. His mother was, but married outside of the church to a drunken, con man.
 
Gilmore's brother Mikyl wrote Shot in the Heart. It is a good book with a lot of info about blood attonement and the Danites.
 
On a side note.....
I was never really impressed by the fact that certain people were Mormon. I figured if I only concentrated on those people, think of all the really wonderful people outside of the Morg that I would miss out on. Including my current husband, who is one of the finest people I have ever met. He is a good man, with a good heart, a hard working honest man, who treats me with all the love, respect and equality that I never had in my Ultra Mo temple marriage.
 
Even while I was involved in the church, I had decided that if I met a man who was not a Mo I would give him a chance because I wasn't all the impressed with most of the Morg men that I knew.
 
 


   


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TattooMe:
Anaar:
Cooper:
Nothing like a bit of selective memory on the part of TBMs. They seem to overlook Mormons such as Ted Bundy, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Glenn Taylor Helzer. Quite the string of serial killers.
 
^The Famous Mormons site lists them all and then some.
 
And yes having famous people in your religion absolutely validates it.. Didn't you all KNOW that?? I mean you all should become Muslim immediately.. We have Cat Stevens.. how cool is that? Er.. um.....kindlly overlook Osama Bin Laden and all the pesky terrorists, and of course the most sinister of them all... Michael Jackson.
 
Seriously though, I'm always interested to learn if someone famous is a Mormon.
 
Gary Gilmore came from a long line of Mormon heritage....in 1977, he was the first man executed in the US, after Capitol punishment was suspended by the Supreme Court in 1972.
 
I don't know if Gary was actually a Mormon or not. His mother was, but married outside of the church to a drunken, con man.
 
Gilmore's brother Mikyl wrote Shot in the Heart. It is a good book with a lot of info about blood attonement and the Danites.
 
On a side note.....
I was never really impressed by the fact that certain people were Mormon. I figured if I only concentrated on those people, think of all the really wonderful people outside of the Morg that I would miss out on. Including my current husband, who is one of the finest people I have ever met. He is a good man, with a good heart, a hard working honest man, who treats me with all the love, respect and equality that I never had in my Ultra Mo temple marriage.
 
Even while I was involved in the church, I had decided that if I met a man who was not a Mo I would give him a chance because I wasn't all the impressed with most of the Morg men that I knew.
 
 
Gary Gilmore recieved Catholic last rites from the priest who accompanied him to his execution. I was taking an Italian class from the priest at the time and he mentioned it to the class, so I would assume that Gilmore wasn't active or that he wasn't a Mormon at all.
 
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athena:
TattooMe:
Anaar:
Cooper:
Nothing like a bit of selective memory on the part of TBMs. They seem to overlook Mormons such as Ted Bundy, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Glenn Taylor Helzer. Quite the string of serial killers.
 
^The Famous Mormons site lists them all and then some.
 
And yes having famous people in your religion absolutely validates it.. Didn't you all KNOW that?? I mean you all should become Muslim immediately.. We have Cat Stevens.. how cool is that? Er.. um.....kindlly overlook Osama Bin Laden and all the pesky terrorists, and of course the most sinister of them all... Michael Jackson.
 
Seriously though, I'm always interested to learn if someone famous is a Mormon.
 
Gary Gilmore came from a long line of Mormon heritage....in 1977, he was the first man executed in the US, after Capitol punishment was suspended by the Supreme Court in 1972.
 
I don't know if Gary was actually a Mormon or not. His mother was, but married outside of the church to a drunken, con man.
 
Gilmore's brother Mikyl wrote Shot in the Heart. It is a good book with a lot of info about blood attonement and the Danites.
 
On a side note.....
I was never really impressed by the fact that certain people were Mormon. I figured if I only concentrated on those people, think of all the really wonderful people outside of the Morg that I would miss out on. Including my current husband, who is one of the finest people I have ever met. He is a good man, with a good heart, a hard working honest man, who treats me with all the love, respect and equality that I never had in my Ultra Mo temple marriage.
 
Even while I was involved in the church, I had decided that if I met a man who was not a Mo I would give him a chance because I wasn't all the impressed with most of the Morg men that I knew.
 
 
Gary Gilmore recieved Catholic last rites from the priest who accompanied him to his execution. I was taking an Italian class from the priest at the time and he mentioned it to the class, so I would assume that Gilmore wasn't active or that he wasn't a Mormon at all.
 
I know that his mothers family was Mormon but I wasn't sure about Gary. It's hard to know what was true and what wasn't. His dad's mother told them that their dad was Houdini's illigitimate son and their mother told of witnessing a public hanging when she was a child. Pretty messed up family.
 


   


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TattooMe:
athena:
TattooMe:
Anaar:
Cooper:
Nothing like a bit of selective memory on the part of TBMs. They seem to overlook Mormons such as Ted Bundy, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Glenn Taylor Helzer. Quite the string of serial killers.
 
^The Famous Mormons site lists them all and then some.
 
And yes having famous people in your religion absolutely validates it.. Didn't you all KNOW that?? I mean you all should become Muslim immediately.. We have Cat Stevens.. how cool is that? Er.. um.....kindlly overlook Osama Bin Laden and all the pesky terrorists, and of course the most sinister of them all... Michael Jackson.
 
Seriously though, I'm always interested to learn if someone famous is a Mormon.
 
Gary Gilmore came from a long line of Mormon heritage....in 1977, he was the first man executed in the US, after Capitol punishment was suspended by the Supreme Court in 1972.
 
I don't know if Gary was actually a Mormon or not. His mother was, but married outside of the church to a drunken, con man.
 
Gilmore's brother Mikyl wrote Shot in the Heart. It is a good book with a lot of info about blood attonement and the Danites.
 
On a side note.....
I was never really impressed by the fact that certain people were Mormon. I figured if I only concentrated on those people, think of all the really wonderful people outside of the Morg that I would miss out on. Including my current husband, who is one of the finest people I have ever met. He is a good man, with a good heart, a hard working honest man, who treats me with all the love, respect and equality that I never had in my Ultra Mo temple marriage.
 
Even while I was involved in the church, I had decided that if I met a man who was not a Mo I would give him a chance because I wasn't all the impressed with most of the Morg men that I knew.
 
 
Gary Gilmore recieved Catholic last rites from the priest who accompanied him to his execution. I was taking an Italian class from the priest at the time and he mentioned it to the class, so I would assume that Gilmore wasn't active or that he wasn't a Mormon at all.
 
I know that his mothers family was Mormon but I wasn't sure about Gary. It's hard to know what was true and what wasn't. His dad's mother told them that their dad was Houdini's illigitimate son and their mother told of witnessing a public hanging when she was a child. Pretty messed up family.
 
I don't know anything about his religious beliefs other than he chose a priest to be with him when he died. I remember they made a movie about it and it priest played himself.I don't know if he had been baptized or had any Mormon training.
 
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I just realized, my last comment may sound like something a troll would ask...but I was seriously wondering (not being sarcastic as it may appear)...I personally wish the former Mormon scientists who found the DNA evidence that shows where Native Americans descend from, ought to be famous...The fact that native DNA tests dont get more media attention makes me wonder...is the media afraid to disprove the BOM? Maybe they get a lot of money from the SCC to keep their collective mouths shut... 

   


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I just realized, my last comment may sound like something a troll would ask...but I was seriously wondering (not being sarcastic as it may appear)...I personally wish the former Mormon scientists who found the DNA evidence that shows where Native Americans descend from, ought to be famous...The fact that native DNA tests dont get more media attention makes me wonder...is the media afraid to disprove the BOM? Maybe they get a lot of money from the SCC to keep their collective mouths shut...
 
Was it a Mo scientist who discovered that? I'm only familiar with Southerton who, as a scientist, found the evidence irrefutable and ended up leaving the church because of it. But I had thought the studies were by non-Mos. Certainly if that was done originally by a Mo, they deserve a medal for their integrity.
 
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I just realized, my last comment may sound like something a troll would ask...but I was seriously wondering (not being sarcastic as it may appear)...I personally wish the former Mormon scientists who found the DNA evidence that shows where Native Americans descend from, ought to be famous...The fact that native DNA tests dont get more media attention makes me wonder...is the media afraid to disprove the BOM? Maybe they get a lot of money from the SCC to keep their collective mouths shut...
 
Was it a Mo scientist who discovered that? I'm only familiar with Southerton who, as a scientist, found the evidence irrefutable and ended up leaving the church because of it. But I had thought the studies were by non-Mos. Certainly if that was done originally by a Mo, they deserve a medal for their integrity.
 
Maybe it was'nt a Mormon who was over the tests, but they were involved, and they looked so conflicted on the Youtube video where they discussed the results...They appeared to be on the verge of tears while talking about it...
 


   


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Gary Gilmore recieved Catholic last rites from the priest who accompanied him to his execution. I was taking an Italian class from the priest at the time and he mentioned it to the class, so I would assume that Gilmore wasn't active or that he wasn't a Mormon at all.
 
 
I'm sure he's been necro-dunked by now.  As for the original question, Jesus was a Jew, but the Jews don't seem to be thrilled about it.
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Miss Diana:
The Scientologists do this same thing....Tom Cruise, anybody?
 
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Carter:
I believe that Mormonism has an inferiority complex, and so over compensate by trying and believing that Mormons are the best at everything!
 
Famous people confirm the church is true.
Olympic athletes confirm the church is true.
The wealth of the church confirms that it is true.
We contributed more to Prop 8 than any other organization - the church is true!
etc. etc. etc.
 
And if they happen to find an area that they can't figure out a way to show they are the best at, they use this strategy:
 
We have suffered more, so the church is true.
We are persecuted more, so the church is true.
People hate Mormons, so the church is true.
 
Everything and anything confirm the church is true.  But they especially like the extremes.
 
 I think exactly the same thing.  Steve Young with a super bowl vicotory and in the NFL Hall of Fame concludes that the church is true.
 
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Cooper:
Nothing like a bit of selective memory on the part of TBMs. They seem to overlook Mormons such as Ted Bundy, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Glenn Taylor Helzer. Quite the string of serial killers.
 
 I dunno about the two other fellas, but I'm about 60% sure that Ted Bundy was not a mormon. According to the Wikipedia site, he was an active Methodist in his youth, but not other mention of a later conversion or anything suggests or supports the idea that he was a mormon. Just because someone lived in Utah does not mean they automatically drank the Kool Aid and just couldn't resist joining the church.
 
Same goes for Alice Cooper or Mick Jagger. Neither one sat on a jet with a GA and decided his rock and roll lifestyle was all wrong and he must simply join The Church.
 
It's all nonsense/appeal to authority type of logic, which is to say... it's not logical at all.
 
Let me know what evidence you find that Ted Bundy really was actually a mormon, even if only for five minutes. I don't buy it for one second.  
 
Oh, and Matt Stone and Trey Parker are not mormons either. Matt Stone just grew up around a lot of mormons so their knowlege is circumstantial. They are the only brilliant comedy writers who seem to be aware that mormonism is rife with comedy gold just waiting to be mined. Aside from our own Peter_Mary, of course, who has already plundered several really great mormon funnies. 
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 Randy Bachman...
 
 Define "famous."
 
I mean, I know who Randy Bachman is, but I'm an audiophile and am very much into music. I bet I could throw a rock and hit someone who has never heard of him. 
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Cooper:
Nothing like a bit of selective memory on the part of TBMs. They seem to overlook Mormons such as Ted Bundy, Arthur Gary Bishop, and Glenn Taylor Helzer. Quite the string of serial killers.
 
 I dunno about the two other fellas, but I'm about 60% sure that Ted Bundy was not a mormon. According to the Wikipedia site, he was an active Methodist in his youth, but not other mention of a later conversion or anything suggests or supports the idea that he was a mormon. Just because someone lived in Utah does not mean they automatically drank the Kool Aid and just couldn't resist joining the church.
 
Same goes for Alice Cooper or Mick Jagger. Neither one sat on a jet with a GA and decided his rock and roll lifestyle was all wrong and he must simply join The Church.
 
It's all nonsense/appeal to authority type of logic, which is to say... it's not logical at all.
 
Let me know what evidence you find that Ted Bundy really was actually a mormon, even if only for five minutes. I don't buy it for one second.  
 
Oh, and Matt Stone and Trey Parker are not mormons either. Matt Stone just grew up around a lot of mormons so their knowlege is circumstantial. They are the only brilliant comedy writers who seem to be aware that mormonism is rife with comedy gold just waiting to be mined. Aside from our own Peter_Mary, of course, who has already plundered several really great mormon funnies. 
 
I read that Bundy was baptized while he lived in Utah. His girl friend in Washington was Mormon. He did it partly to please her and partly to fit in.In Utah being a Mormon is an advantage and Bundy was an opportunist.He never actually lived a Mormon life.As a predator, perhaps he thought that being a clean-cut Mormon law student would help deflect suspicion from him. It was part of his Utah image.
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I read that Bundy was baptized while he lived in Utah. His girl friend in Washington was Mormon. He did it partly to please her and partly to fit in.In Utah being a Mormon is an advantage and Bundy was an opportunist.He never actually lived a Mormon life.As a predator, perhaps he thought that being a clean-cut Mormon law student would help deflect suspicion from him. It was part of his Utah image.
 
It's entirely possible, but my burning question is where did you read that? Ann Rule did extensive research on the guy and knew him, so if you read it in her book, then I will accept this as fact, stand corrected, and acknowledge that I don't actually know everything.  Otherwise, I'd be interested in knowing what your source is, if you remember. (I never remember where I read things...)
 
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I think I read it in Ann Rule's book, but I could be wrong since I read it years ago. I've read other books about him and, since I live in Utah, there was plenty written locally about him at the time of his arrest, trials and execution. I'm not absolutely sure of my source, but I'm pretty sure he joined. I know he met with some bishop when he was investigating. The bishop invited him to dinner where Bundy complimented his teen-aged daughter on her beautiful long, dark hair. The man was totally freaked out when Bundy was charged with raping and killing all those girls who had long dark hair. If I have a chance, I'll  try to locate Rule's book and see if that was where I read it.
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The mormon grapevine also get excited about any celebrity who just LIVES in Utah.  Choosing Utah is oh so close to being Mormon.  It's probably just a matter of time.
 
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 Randy Bachman...
 
 Define "famous."
 
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30 years ago maybe.  Tal would probably be more "famous" but still a bit past his "famous" prime.  My guess, though, is that we can claim about half of the people on the "famous mormons" site.  I mean, do you really think that Sister Heigl pays her 10%?
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I think I read it in Ann Rule's book, but I could be wrong since I read it years ago. I've read other books about him and, since I live in Utah, there was plenty written locally about him at the time of his arrest, trials and execution. I'm not absolutely sure of my source, but I'm pretty sure he joined. I know he met with some bishop when he was investigating. The bishop invited him to dinner where Bundy complimented his teen-aged daughter on her beautiful long, dark hair. The man was totally freaked out when Bundy was charged with raping and killing all those girls who had long dark hair. If I have a chance, I'll  try to locate Rule's book and see if that was where I read it.
 
I forgot about the recanted Ted Bundy encounters circulating around the LDS functions after his final arrest was made.  Yes, I actually knew a girl whom almost left a dance with that creepy killer.  The nearly overt pressure excised on long dark haired young women, targeted by him, was sure to have happened in and around Provo, Utah.
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...I live in one of the cities where he did some killin'.
 
He dumped one of the bodies behind my Ward house, when I was a kid.  Pretty creepy.
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D. B. Cooper.
 
There is a book written by the FBI guy who did extensive investigation into the D.B. Cooper case and claims emphatically that it is one Richard McCoy.  The name of the book "The Real McCoy".  
 
For any of those that are that old or recall, he is the guy who hijacked an airplane with a bunch of money and bailed out over Provo, Ut.  The FBI nabbed him after a few days along with the money.  I believe the headlines were:  "Mormon Sunday School Teacher HiJacks Airplain".  
 
Anyway, he was convicted and got killed some years later after escaping prison.  At the time he was a BYU student and Sunday School teacher.
 
Does that qualify for famous mormon?
 
 
He was pretty famous of a little while.  Of course, the legend of DB Cooper lives on.
 


   


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D. B. Cooper.
 
There is a book written by the FBI guy who did extensive investigation into the D.B. Cooper case and claims emphatically that it is one Richard McCoy.  The name of the book "The Real McCoy".  
 
For any of those that are that old or recall, he is the guy who hijacked an airplane with a bunch of money and bailed out over Provo, Ut.  The FBI nabbed him after a few days along with the money.  I believe the headlines were:  "Mormon Sunday School Teacher HiJacks Airplain".  
 
Anyway, he was convicted and got killed some years later after escaping prison.  At the time he was a BYU student and Sunday School teacher.
 
Does that qualify for famous mormon?
 
 
He was pretty famous of a little while.  Of course, the legend of DB Cooper lives on.
 
 
Although the Cooper/McCoy connection is tantalizing, it has never been conclusively proven that they are one and the same person...
 
I'd like to think that D. B. is still around.  It makes for a good story...
 
To answer the question, hell yeah, Mc Coy is a famous mormon, let us not forget...
 
 
 
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Posted: 15 November 2007 04:42 AM   [ Ignore ]   

   
 
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For those of you who live in SLC and surrounding areas.  I just wanted to publicly say that I am tired of Donny Osmund.  I'm tired of seeing him on the news.  I'm tired of seeing him on ET. I am tired of seeing him anywhere.  I dont think that he is that great.  I just dont understand all the buzz. 
 
I am also tired of his sister Marie. 
 
I think that Donny and Marie are media whores.  They are even going to be on the show on CNN with the dead guy tonight where she talks about her 16 year old abdopted son ( oh, look at me, im so nice) that just went to re-hab.
 
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Posted: 15 November 2007 04:46 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]   

   
 
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Now, why would you feel like the Osmonds are media whores? I just can't understand what you're talking about...
 
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For those of you who live in SLC and surrounding areas.  I just wanted to publicly say that I am tired of Donny Osmund.  I'm tired of seeing him on the news.  I'm tired of seeing him on ET. I am tired of seeing him anywhere.  I dont think that he is that great.  I just dont understand all the buzz. 
 
I am also tired of his sister Marie. 
 
I think that Donny and Marie are media whores.  They are even going to be on the show on CNN with the dead guy tonight where she talks about her 16 year old abdopted son ( oh, look at me, im so nice) that just went to re-hab.
 
Sorry. I just needed to say that and nobody is hear to listen to me.
 
In one ear and out the other!    Like you, I just wanna puke anytime I hear about the Osmond's. 


   


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Ugh, me too. sick Anytime I see one of them on TV, I change the channel. A bunch of Osmond kids went to my high school. My best friend had a crush on one of them for awhile. I got sick of even hearing that last name. Bleh. shut eye
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Posted: 15 November 2007 04:52 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]   

   
 
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They talk about being such good mormons.  They stand for evertthing that a good mormon would. 
 
Then marie talks about her being depression and all that crap.  She is a model mormon. So much that she probably doesn't even realize it.  She is messed up.  To top it all off, her son gets sent off to rehap for who knows what and she is still hanging out on that damn tv show. 
 
They are trying so hard to look good for the public.  It kills me.
 


   


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For those of you who live in SLC and surrounding areas.  I just wanted to publicly say that I am tired of Donny Osmund.  I'm tired of seeing him on the news.  I'm tired of seeing him on ET. I am tired of seeing him anywhere.  I dont think that he is that great.  I just dont understand all the buzz. 
 
I am also tired of his sister Marie. 
 
I think that Donny and Marie are media whores.  They are even going to be on the show on CNN with the dead guy tonight where she talks about her 16 year old abdopted son ( oh, look at me, im so nice) that just went to re-hab.
 
Sorry. I just needed to say that and nobody is hear to listen to me.
 
I met Marie when I was 19 and new on my mission. She had just gotten married to the guy who was doing Phone SEX/ Porn- the BYU Basketball Hero!...as I recall. Actually Marie was pretty dang cute, but I was a horny 19 year old missionary too. At any rate I think you are correct. My last companion was from Provo and his mother worked at the Osmond Studio. He hated the Osmond's. Said they were totally PHONEY Mormons.  I would guess that they like Mitt Romney realise the  enormous base of support within the MO FO Church membership, and they ain't about to ruin that FREE GRAVY TRAIN.  Get ready, the cameras are rolling, Smile and act like everything is just fine!  AHHHH THATS SO SPECIAL!


   


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Now, why would you feel like the Osmonds are media whores? I just can't understand what you're talking about...
 
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Ironically enough....the Osmond studio was converted to a drug rehabilitation center.  The one lindsay lohan just checked out of.  A useless fact for your enjoyment..... 

   


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I'm so sick of the Osmonds, too.
 
When I was growing up in the church, I used to perform quite a bit with my own brothers and sisters. My whole family could sing, and quite a few of my nieces and nephews were singers and musicians, too. I still love making music, many years later.
 
At one point, my mother got it into her head that we should form a group like the Osmonds. Our family name was Marshall and she wanted to call us the "Marshmelodies."
 
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OMG she is going to be on Leno tonight.  Will I never be able to get away from this torture.   I'm going to !!!
 
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At one point, my mother got it into her head that we should form a group like the Osmonds. Our family name was Marshall and she wanted to call us the "Marshmelodies."
 
    
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O.K., this will probably make me a board pariah, but I don't care.
 
<EMBARRASSING CONFESSION>Growing up, I was a huge Osmonds fan. I thought they were so great. I was maybe 6 or 7 when they started getting really huge and I just loved their stuff. I loved the Jackson 5 too. I think it had to do with the fact that they had little kid singers and I was a little kid myself. Plus, they both had cartoons on Saturday mornings, always a plus for me. I didn't even know the Osmonds were Mormon until years later. I watched Donny & Marie every weekend. I loved their 'concept album' about the plan of salvation called, The Plan.
 
When I was in Utah, I was surprised at how many mormons absolutely hated the Osmonds. I suppose they threw their weight around a bit in Utah county and exhausted a lot of good will there or something, but I never found anyone who would admit to ever liking them. 
 
I worked at a radio station in Provo. During the week, we played oldies, but on Sundays we had 12 hours of religious music and programs called "The Sounds of Sunday." I was the host of that and often interviewed LDS celebrities. I had both Alan and Merrill on my show. Alan was on twice. The first time he was promoting his sons, The Osmond Boys. He was trying to ride the New Kids on Block coattails,  much as the original Osmonds rode the Jacksons. Another time, he was promoting his fireworks spectacular, but I had specifically invited him on to talk about the album, The Plan. Donny refused to do my show (it was during his brief comeback when he released, Soldier of Love) because he didn't want to be associated with an LDS-themed show. Ah, the memories.
 
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O.K., this will probably make me a board pariah, but I don't care.
 
<EMBARRASSING CONFESSION>Growing up, I was a huge Osmonds fan. I thought they were so great. I was maybe 6 or 7 when they started getting really huge and I just loved their stuff. I loved the Jackson 5 too. I think it had to do with the fact that they had little kid singers and I was a little kid myself. Plus, they both had cartoons on Saturday mornings, always a plus for me. I didn't even know the Osmonds were Mormon until years later. I watched Donny & Marie every weekend. I loved their 'concept album' about the plan of salvation called, The Plan.
 
When I was in Utah, I was surprised at how many mormons absolutely hated the Osmonds. I suppose they threw their weight around a bit in Utah county and exhausted a lot of good will there or something, but I never found anyone who would admit to ever liking them. 
 
I worked at a radio station in Provo. During the week, we played oldies, but on Sundays we had 12 hours of religious music and programs called "The Sounds of Sunday." I was the host of that and often interviewed LDS celebrities. I had both Alan and Merrill on my show. Alan was on twice. The first time he was promoting his sons, The Osmond Boys. He was trying to ride the New Kids on Block coattails,  much as the original Osmonds rode the Jacksons. Another time, he was promoting his fireworks spectacular, but I had specifically invited him on to talk about the album, The Plan. Donny refused to do my show (it was during his brief comeback when he released, Soldier of Love) because he didn't want to be associated with an LDS-themed show. Ah, the memories.
 
My final humiliating admission is that I actually have the song, Crazy Horses, on my  iPod.   </EMBARRASSING CONFESSION>
  
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The Pirate knew them when...I was in their ward in SoCal before fame and fortune smiled on them.
 
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O.K., this will probably make me a board pariah, but I don't care.
 
<EMBARRASSING CONFESSION>Growing up, I was a huge Osmonds fan. I thought they were so great. I was maybe 6 or 7 when they started getting really huge and I just loved their stuff. I loved the Jackson 5 too. I think it had to do with the fact that they had little kid singers and I was a little kid myself. Plus, they both had cartoons on Saturday mornings, always a plus for me. I didn't even know the Osmonds were Mormon until years later. I watched Donny & Marie every weekend. I loved their 'concept album' about the plan of salvation called, The Plan.
 
When I was in Utah, I was surprised at how many mormons absolutely hated the Osmonds. I suppose they threw their weight around a bit in Utah county and exhausted a lot of good will there or something, but I never found anyone who would admit to ever liking them. 
 
I worked at a radio station in Provo. During the week, we played oldies, but on Sundays we had 12 hours of religious music and programs called "The Sounds of Sunday." I was the host of that and often interviewed LDS celebrities. I had both Alan and Merrill on my show. Alan was on twice. The first time he was promoting his sons, The Osmond Boys. He was trying to ride the New Kids on Block coattails,  much as the original Osmonds rode the Jacksons. Another time, he was promoting his fireworks spectacular, but I had specifically invited him on to talk about the album, The Plan. Donny refused to do my show (it was during his brief comeback when he released, Soldier of Love) because he didn't want to be associated with an LDS-themed show. Ah, the memories.
 
My final humiliating admission is that I actually have the song, Crazy Horses, on my  iPod.   </EMBARRASSING CONFESSION>
  
Maybe you need to find a new board to hang out on, Zim. 
 
When I was a kid, the only thing I knew about the Osmonds was that Marie was a famous Mormon and that my testimony was threatened when she appeared on some made-for-TV movie where she had a kissing scene and actually KISSED the guy on the LIPS. It was really hard on my little mind to comprehend that she could do such an ungodly thing -- (kissing on the lips was for after marriage), being MORMON and all, on NATIONAL TV....good Mormons didn't sacrifice their standards for anything, right?
 
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Posted: 15 November 2007 08:05 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 18 ]   

   
 
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Does anyone remember, several years ago, one of Marie's little Mo sons sang "All my Ex's Live in Texas" on TV, and the shitstorm that followed?  Hilarious!  I didn't find the song choice as disturbing as I did the little guy's complete lack of singing ability (you know, what with being an Osmond and all.)
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Posted: 15 November 2007 10:22 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 19 ]   

   
 
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I am sick of them too. Donny has confessed to getting overly depressed when the spotlight isn't on him. He lives for fame.
 
On a side note, he and his family went to the ward I grew up in while he did the dream coat play here in Michigan.
 
We've also had Shawn Bradley show up to ward once too.
 
We had a private pilot in our ward which is how we got many mormon celebs to our little po dunk ward, LOL
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Posted: 15 November 2007 10:30 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 20 ]   

   
 
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We don't get much of them here. Only they showed Marie fainting over and over for one day--some dancing show she is on. I am just glad she fell down like a "lady." That could have been bad, if you know what I mean! 

   


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Zim:
O.K., this will probably make me a board pariah, but I don't care.
 
<EMBARRASSING CONFESSION>
.......
 
Aw, that's OK, Zim.  You're among friends. 
 
But guess who's not getting my vote to choose the music for the next Post-Mo party. 
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Posted: 15 November 2007 10:51 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 22 ]   

   
 
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elder_nomo:
Aw, that's OK, Zim.  You're among friends. 
 
But guess who's not getting my vote to choose the music for the next Post-Mo party. 
Oh man!
 
I swear that's not the extent of my taste! I file it under guilty pleasures or something like that. Don't we all have those? O.K., maybe not this bad, but still ...
 


   


Posted: 15 November 2007 10:58 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 23 ]   

   
 
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Zim:
elder_nomo:
Aw, that's OK, Zim.  You're among friends. 
 
But guess who's not getting my vote to choose the music for the next Post-Mo party. 
Oh man!
 
I swear that's not the extent of my taste! I file it under guilty pleasures or something like that. Don't we all have those? O.K., maybe not this bad, but still ...
 
When you're a mormon every pleasure is a guilty one!
 
OK, I'll admit, I do have some.
sometimes I'm a little bit country..... 
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Posted: 15 November 2007 10:59 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 24 ]   

   
 
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Zim, sh..sh..sh..I have a Donny Osmond Album tucked away at home. Santa gave it to me many moons ago.. tongue wink
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Posted: 16 November 2007 01:10 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 25 ]   

   
 
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Hahaha!  Y'all are slaying me.  As I heard on Oprah when 100 Osmonds were there, they are having an upcoming concert for the first time in so many years, which explains the publicity of late.  Who would have thought they were having such a hard time selling tickets to that?  *snicker*
 
Zim, don't feel badly--I used to have a Donny Osmond poster in my bedroom as a pre-pubescent girl and got The Plan album one Christmas from a Mormon friend.   Now I may watch them on Oprah (and I enjoyed that except for Marie's testimony, it brought back some good memories for me) but I am not following them around t.v.  One show is enough for me!  


   


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Don't feel bad, Zim! I used to like that song "YoYo" ... maybe we could team up and do a punk rock version.
 
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