[rondon2]

I read everything he writes. The only time I have had a problem with anything he said was in "Under the Banner of Heaven" he partially blamed the Mormon church for the kidnap and rape of Elizabeth Smart. I suspect that the guy that kidnapped her would have been a piece of shit no matter what religion he was born into.

[wavefunction]

I think his point was more about the indoctrination and conditioning of young women in the LDS system.

[soperj]

are people really born pieces of shit though? or are they molded into one?

[pstuart]

I'm guessing you must be Mormon to take offense. For all the glory of God that religion may bring, there's a lot of less "praiseworthy" elements. It's important to acknowledge all of it.

[briandear]

Actually, if he were Mormon, "shit" would be the last word he'd write.