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Posted by: cytokine ( )
Date: April 06, 2013 07:17PM
"In First For Mormon Conference, Woman Leads Prayer" --News of Satire?

It's hard to imagine how this very real news story isn't going to sound like satire to the great majority of NPR listeners:

In First For Mormon Conference, Woman Leads Prayer
by The Associated Press
April 06, 2013 6:33 PM
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=176434595

I started laughing after the first sentence. A few seconds later I was struck by how similar it seemed to articles in The Onion.

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Posted by: The Oncoming Storm - bc ( )
Date: April 06, 2013 07:20PM
Re: "In First For Mormon Conference, Woman Leads Prayer" --News of Satire?

Quote from the article:

Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said Mormon leaders late last year decided who would be leading the conference prayers, which is before the women prayer campaign was launched.

- eye roll

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Posted by: cytokine ( )
Date: April 06, 2013 07:24PM
Re: "In First For Mormon Conference, Woman Leads Prayer" --News of Satire?

No kidding.

I'm curious: do you think the average National Public Radio listener reacted to this news with something like, "I knew that the Mormon church was wacky, but I had no idea it was quite that bad..."?

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Posted by: Tupperwhere ( )
Date: April 06, 2013 07:28PM
Re: "In First For Mormon Conference, Woman Leads Prayer" --News of Satire?

What-Ever!

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Posted by: sstone ( )
Date: April 06, 2013 07:35PM
Re: "In First For Mormon Conference, Woman Leads Prayer" --News of Satire?

Because we wouldn't want any mere member of the church to believe that what they think actually matters.

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Posted by: MJ ( )
Date: April 06, 2013 07:26PM
It just flat out makes the LDS church look bad (n/t)


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Posted by: cytokine ( )
Date: April 06, 2013 07:34PM
Re: It just flat out makes the LDS church look bad

Exactly. As a serious news organization, it's hard to imagine what National Public Radio could have reported that would make the church look more absurd.

If TBM's weren't so overcome at the moment by the idea that this "momentous change" affirms that their beloved prophet is divinely directed, they'd probably be fuming about being mocked by the media.

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Posted by: Dave the Atheist ( )
Date: April 06, 2013 07:33PM
Re: "In First For Mormon Conference, Woman Leads Prayer" --News of Satire?

are any women here today ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIaORknS1Dk

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Posted by: templeendumbed ( )
Date: April 06, 2013 07:34PM
Re: "In First For Mormon Conference, Woman Leads Prayer" --News of Satire?

I'm surprised church co pr reacted to requests from the media on this. I would have expected them to let it go for several confereces and then react with the we've always been at war with west womansia.

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Posted by: popeyes ( )
Date: April 06, 2013 08:23PM
Re: "In First For Mormon Conference, Woman Leads Prayer" --News of Satire?

I wonder how the active sisters like chewing on that bone just thrown to them.

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Posted by: agentpi ( )
Date: April 07, 2013 02:11AM
Re: "In First For Mormon Conference, Woman Leads Prayer" --News of Satire?

How am I the first one in this thread to say "We've always been at war with Eastasia?"

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