JOEL - The "Godmakers" is both a book and a movie from an
ex-mormon named Ed Decker who was excommunicated from
the LDS Church. He is so far out there in terms of
anti-Mormon literature that most other ant-Mormon
authors reject his work and wish he would stop
because it makes them look bad.
The National Conference of Christians and Jews have
released the following statement about his work:
"The film does not - in our opinion - fairly portray
the Mormon Church, Mormon history, or Mormon belief.
It makes extensive use of 'half-truth', faulty
generalizations, erroneous interpretations, and
sensationalism. It is not reflective of the genuine
spirit of the Mormon faith.
We find particularly offensive the emphasis in the
film that Mormonism is some sort of subversive plot -
a danger to the community, a threat to the institution
of marriage, and is destructive to the mental health
of teenagers. All of our experience with our Mormon
neighbors provides eloquent refutation of these
charges.
We are of the opinion that The Godmakers relies
heavily on appeals to fear, prejudice and other less
worthy human emotions. We believe that continued use
of this film poses geniune danger to the climate of
good will and harmony which currently exists between
Valley neighbors of differing faiths. It appears to us
to be a basically unfair and untruthful presentation
of what Mormons really believe and practice.
We believe that most fair-minded people who would
happen to view this film would be appalled by it,
because their attitudes have been previously formed
through many day-to-day experiences with Mormons which
demonstrate that they are good friends, neighbors and
fellow citizens."
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