Category: Mormon Culture

Why are Mormons so weird? How come they don’t let their kids play with my kids? How come they don’t let their kids out on Sundays? Why don’t Mormons drink or smoke? Are Mormons total prudes?

  1. How do Mormons Feel About the Broadway Book of Mormon Play?

    Reviewed by: Joshua Steimle on July 3rd, 2011 Categories: Mormon Culture Comments: 1

    The award-winning Broadway play called “The Book of Mormon”, created by the minds behind the extremely funny and raunchy animated show Southpark, has put an additional spotlight on Mormons when there would already seem to be enough, given that there are two Presidential candidates who are Mormon. So how do Mormons feel about the Broadway play? I haven’t surveyed every Mormon who has seen the play, but I’ve read a bit about it myself, and while I probably wouldn’t spend the money or time to see it and I’m certain I would fine portions of it offensive, I think overall … Read the rest of this entry »

  2. Mormon Christmas

    Reviewed by: Joshua Steimle on December 3rd, 2010 Categories: Mormon Culture Comments: 1

    It’s that time of year, and so I figure this is a timely time to answer the question “How do Mormons celebrate Christmas?” I suppose for some, the question might even be “Do Mormons celebrate Christmas?” Yes, Mormons do celebrate Christmas, although how we celebrate Christmas differs from family to family and from culture to culture, just it does for all Christians. In Chile I think they have a tradition of putting shoes out instead of stockings, or something like that. All I really know is that I grew up in Southern California, and that Christmas at my house was, … Read the rest of this entry »

  3. Am I Mormon Just Because I Was Born Into it?

    Reviewed by: Joshua Steimle on May 10th, 2010 Categories: Answer My Questions, Mormon Culture Comments: 3

    From a question asked by John on 10 May, 2010 here:

    You and I were both born into the church to LDS families. If Mormonism is the one true church, wow…..we really hit the jackpot. Extremely lucky, right? Out of the billions and billions of humans that have come and gone over the last 50,000 years, and the tens of thousands of organized religions, not to mention the other tribal/pagan/animist beliefs, we were so unimaginably fortunate to have been born into the Creator of the Universe’s own special organization on earth.

    We could have been born into any other … Read the rest of this entry »

  4. A Response to “A Response to Glenn Beck’s Mormon Conversion Story”

    Reviewed by: Joshua Steimle on May 30th, 2009 Categories: Mormon Culture Comments: 2

    Yes, Glenn Beck is a Mormon, that is, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Apparently searches for “glenn beck” and “mormon” are pretty common. In reading the afore-linked article, I decided to do a search for “glenn beck mormon” myself, and one of the links that came up is from the anti-Mormon site exmormon.org, which I’ve been to before and appears to primarily be made up of rantings from angry, unhappy people who claim that Mormonism ruined their lives. Each post generally has a number of comments, and I’ve never found any comments that … Read the rest of this entry »

  5. Mormon Underwear

    Reviewed by: Joshua Steimle on September 17th, 2008 Categories: Mormon Culture Comments: 0

    Yes, there is such a thing as “Mormon underwear” although Mormons refer to them as “garments” or “temple garments”. Only Mormons who have “gone through” a Mormon temple (“temples” are different than “churches”), meaning they’ve participated in certain religious ordinances, wear religious clothing as underwear which is called “garments”. The clothes serve as a reminder of the promises Mormons make in the temples and Mormons believe wearing the garments afford them a certain level of physical and spiritual protection. Mormons consider the clothing sacred and therefore don’t like to show them off or let them be seen for … Read the rest of this entry »

  6. If I drink alcohol do Mormons think I’m evil?

    Reviewed by: Joshua Steimle on September 16th, 2008 Categories: Mormon Culture Comments: 1

    You might be aware that Mormons don’t drink alcohol. If you are, and you’re a drinker yourself, then you might wonder if Mormons think you’re evil, ignorant, misguided, a menace to society, an unfit example for their children, a lowlife, etc. Or maybe a Mormon actually told you in no uncertain terms what they think of you, you heathen, hedonistic, womanizing, beer-drinking scumbag.

    The truth is that some Mormons probably do think poorly of anyone who drinks, but if they do, then they’ve got their own problems. Mormons don’t believe anyone else is condemned or hated by God for … Read the rest of this entry »

  7. Why don’t Mormons drink alcohol?

    Reviewed by: Joshua Steimle on September 16th, 2008 Categories: Mormon Culture Comments: 3

    Because we don’t like to have fun, that’s why! But seriously, Mormons don’t drink alcohol because it’s a commandment of God to members of the Mormon church. It all started when Joseph Smith, the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, received a revelation from God that has become known as the Word of Wisdom. In it, members of the church are advised to not drink alcohol, chew tobacco, drink hot drinks (understood to be coffee and tea), eat too much red meat (man, that one’s tough because I could eat steak every day), and to … Read the rest of this entry »