I've read OF the book. Reading about the book really set the gag reflexes into motion. The premise is that the Mormons are SOOO successful, and wherever they find fertile soil (Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and Ghana), they bring a culture off success, good morals, and business acumen. Part of the message is, Why, even Gladys Knight is Mormon! (i.e., EVERYbody's doing it!). It is just a PR release that was to help make Mitt's Mormon Moment pick up speed. And we all know where that went.
Mansfield's own synopsis ends like this:
"Mormons rise in this life because it is what their religion calls for. Achieving. Progressing. Learning. Forward, upward motion. This is the lifeblood of earthly Mormonism. Management, leadership, and organizing are the essential skills of the faith. It is no wonder that Mormons have grown so rapidly and reached such stellar heights in American culture. And there is much more to come."
Here's my own synopsis:
"With LDS missions failing world-wide, particularly within the Developed World, the Mormon Moment is the moment that never really was (except as it existed in the eyes of some very hopeful Mormons) and certainly is no more. Mansfield's book, which is total bullshit (I'm really at a loss for a word more appropriate), should not drag you away from the meanest of daily tasks around the house. I would rather clean my cats' litter box and use the castings in my cereal than torture myself with another paragraph of his book."
cludgie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've read OF the book. Reading about the book > really set the gag reflexes into motion. The > premise is that the Mormons are SOOO successful, > and wherever they find fertile soil (Democratic > Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and Ghana), they bring > a culture off success, good morals, and business > acumen. Part of the message is, Why, even Gladys > Knight is Mormon! (i.e., EVERYbody's doing it!). > It is just a PR release that was to help make > Mitt's Mormon Moment pick up speed. And we all > know where that went. > > Mansfield's own synopsis ends like this: > > "Mormons rise in this life because it is what > their religion calls for. Achieving. Progressing. > Learning. Forward, upward motion. This is the > lifeblood of earthly Mormonism. Management, > leadership, and organizing are the essential > skills of the faith. It is no wonder that Mormons > have grown so rapidly and reached such stellar > heights in American culture. And there is much > more to come." > > Here's my own synopsis: > > "With LDS missions failing world-wide, > particularly within the Developed World, the > Mormon Moment is the moment that never really was > (except as it existed in the eyes of some very > hopeful Mormons) and certainly is no more. > Mansfield's book, which is total bullshit (I'm > really at a loss for a word more appropriate), > should not drag you away from the meanest of daily > tasks around the house. I would rather clean my > cats' litter box and use the castings in my cereal > than torture myself with another paragraph of his > book."