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by rondon2 4141 days ago
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.
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I think his point was more about the indoctrination and conditioning of young women in the LDS system.
are people really born pieces of shit though? or are they molded into one?
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.
Actually, if he were Mormon, "shit" would be the last word he'd write.