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MORMONMANIA

Today's film was the documentary/diatribe

8: The Mormon Proposition (2009)

We really took a screwing from the Mormon "church" on Prop 8. Latter Day Saints (LDS).

If you, like me, have lost some of your anger about it, this will stoke it up.

It does seem like two films in one. The first is really all about Prop. 8 and the hateful campaign that the Mormons ran covertly, The second is a sad document of the rash of Mormon suicide and homeless teens. Utah. Also the behavioral modification conducted by police on young mormon men which the church claims is no longer done. Which means that it was done.

Shameful.

Featured are a few outspoken Utah political figures who have built a career out of gay hate and the ex-Mayor of Salt Lake City who is an outspoken critic of the church and a champion of gay rights.

The opening is thrilling, a marriage of two young mormon men and their mom who is one of several mormon apostates who hate what the LDS are doing. Beautiful. Teary.

I liked it for the most part although, at times, there is a little too much document scanning and voice over. I am willing to take their word for the role of the organization. It is hardly a church. More of a cult with really outlandish views about our origins and "god's" word. They even have and oracle or "prophet".

Still, I did get revved up and pissed off all over again.

I will give it a 3 out of Netflix5.

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