Religion and Politics

Muslims, Mormons and Liberals

Bret Stevens of the The Wall Street Journal compares the Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon,” which mocks Mormonism, with the controversial film the “Innocence of Muslims.” “Innocence of Muslims” also mocks Islam but has produced a much more violent reaction than “The Book of Mormon.” “So let’s get this straight,” Stevens writes. “In the consensus view of modern American liberalism, it is hilarious to mock Mormons and Mormonism but outrageous to mock Muslims and Islam. Why? Maybe it’s because nobody has ever been harmed, much less killed, making fun of Mormons.”

Read at The Wall Street Journal

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