Recent Comments

1. over 14 years ago on Doonesbury

   As a conservative I enjoy this script with its biting humor against some of our idiocies. I also have enjoyed reading the experiences of Toggle, the Chaplain, and Melissa.

   I don’t agree, however, with using inaccuracies to produce a laugh. The best humor comes from truth. I’m sure the inaccuracy wasn’t intentional, but I feel the need to offer clarification.

   My concern is with the 5/20 strip in which “Mormons” are portrayed as polygamous, or having multiple wives. The Mormon church (the official name is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or LDS church) abandoned the practice in 1890. It is true that some splinter groups from the original Mormon church have continued to practice polygamy. They are in the minority, as the Mormon church’s 13 million members do not practice polygamy. If a member of the Mormon church is practicing polygamy, he/she is removed from the membership of the Church.

   For more information I would encourage the author and fellow readers to visit www.mormon.org, or www.lds.org.

   Thanks and God bless!